§ 1-21A-6 — Early voting locations; requirements

A. A county clerk who has received a written request from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for one or more early voting locations shall provide at least one alternate voting or mobile alternate voting location on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land; provided that: (1) any voter of the county shall have access to and be permitted to vote at the early voting location; (2) the location of the early voting location on Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land conforms to the requirements for alternate voting locations, except as specified in this section; (3) the county clerk provides federally mandated language translators at the early voting locations; (4) the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo provides the facility and services for the early voting location; and (5) the early voting location may operate for less than the full early voting period, to be decided upon between the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo and the county clerk. B. When responding to a written request, the county clerk shall evaluate the population on the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land, the distance voters have to travel and the number of monitored secured containers and early voting locations on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land.

Legislative History

1978 Comp., § 1-21A-6, enacted by Laws 2023, ch. 84, § 17.