‘More barriers than most’: Group deploys volunteers to protect Native voting rights

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 3 days, 13 hours ago

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A nonprofit legal organization focused on Native American rights is sending legal volunteers to observe polling places in South Dakota and six other states with sizable Native American populations.

The Native American Rights Fund will send nearly 300 attorneys, law students and volunteers to polling places for the Nov. 3 election in South Dakota, Alaska, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The volunteers will observe to ensure election rules are followed, …

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