Settlement provides early voting site on Pascua Yaqui reservation

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Arizona Daily Star
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The tribe, represented by Campaign Legal Center, Osborn Maledon, and the Indian Law Center at Arizona State University, sued Rodriguez in 2020 in Tucson federal court alleging violation of the Voting Rights Act. Jonathan Diaz, counsel for Voting Rights at Campaign Legal Center, said in the release that tribal members shared stories, including traveling up to three hours round trip to vote at the nearest early voting site, and the hardships they faced “made it clear that the tribe did not have equal access to voting that their Pima County neighbors enjoyed.”

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