It sure looks like Republicans in North Dakota are trying to suppress Native American voters.
Previously, the US Supreme Court allowed a lower court ruling that lets the state enforce its voter ID requirement. The rule asks voters to present a current residential address to vote, but Native Americans living on a reservation — potentially thousands who are more likely to vote Democrat — don't have a typical residential address, instead relying on PO boxes. That could stop them from voting.
As Maggie Astor reported for the New York Times, Republicans in the state started to consider the law shortly after the surprising victory of Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in 2012. The win relied in large part on Native Americans, who are 30,000 strong in North Dakota. Heitkamp won in 2012 by fewer than 3,000 votes.
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