NIXON, Nev. (AP) — Tribes see ballot collection as a critical way to boost historically low Native American turnout, but it's become a flashpoint in the November election.
Nevada has a new law that allows people to fill out their ballots and let someone else return them on their behalf. President Donald Trump's campaign asserts that so-called ballot harvesting will lead to fraud.
Advocates say removing restrictions on ballot collection will help Native Americans who don't have a way to get to a polling place or a post office to return their mail-in ballot.
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They hope it prevents the coronavirus pandemic from compounding barriers to voting for Native Americans.