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Editorial: Stop stalling on Native voting rights
Thursday, July 14, 2005

"A small group of South Dakota legislators chose stubbornness over fairness this week, ignoring a federal judge's order to change district lines to make voting more fair for Native Americans.

And one of the primary reasons is sickening in its callousness and implied racism: Voter turnout isn't great in Indian Country, anyway, so why worry about it?

Gov. Mike Rounds needs to have a not-too-friendly chat with our legislative leaders and crack some heads. This is outrageous."

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Editorial: Change district lines (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/14)

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