{"id":2265474,"date":"2024-06-11T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-expands-online-voting-in-push-to-make-ballots-more-accessible-for-american-indian-tribes\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:55:50","slug":"swing-state-expands-online-voting-in-push-to-make-ballots-more-accessible-for-american-indian-tribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-expands-online-voting-in-push-to-make-ballots-more-accessible-for-american-indian-tribes\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing State Broadens Online Voting to Enhance Ballot Access for American Indian Tribes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fswing-state-expands-online-voting-in-push-to-make-ballots-more-accessible-for-american-indian-tribes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nevada is\u200d set to expand electronic ballot access to American Indian tribes for the 2024 election, a move that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-divided-over-boebert-forcing-biden-impeachment-vote\/\" title=\"GOP split on Boebert's push for Biden impeachment vote.\">generating mixed reactions<\/a>.\u2064 This expansion, a first in the\u2062 U.S., allows tribal members on reservations \u200dto request and return ballots online, aimed \u200cat making \u200bvoting\u2063 more accessible. While tribal leaders have praised this initiative for reducing barriers to\u200b voting, concerns have been raised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-executive-order-on-foreign-interference-in-elections-comes-due-today-things-are-going-to-get-real-real-soon\/\" title=\"President Trump\u2019s Executive Order On Foreign Interference in Elections Comes Due Today \u2013 Things Are Going to Get Real \u2013 Real Soon\">security experts<\/a> about\u2064 the risks \u2062associated with \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-beauty-pageant-miss-hitler-2021-attracts-u-s-contestant\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi Beauty Pageant \u2018Miss Hitler 2021\u2019 Attracts U.S. Contestant\">online voting<\/a>. Experts \u2062like\u2063 Larry Norden from the \u2062Brennan Center for \u200bJustice warn \u200dthat while the current use of electronic\u200d ballots is limited, any expansion could pose significant security threats and undermine public confidence in electoral processes. Furthermore, historical issues with voting accessibility for\u2062 tribal members are\u2063 addressed through\u2064 this change, providing a\u2062 more flexible voting method beyond\u200d traditional mail-in\u2063 or in-person voting. The FBI and the U.S. \u2064Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have\u200d also highlighted\u200d online\u200b ballot returns as a\u2062 high-risk activity, prompting caution and scrutiny from various stakeholders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The battleground state of Nevada will expand electronic ballot access for American Indian tribes in the 2024 election, sparking concern among some security experts.<\/p>\n<p>Online voting is usually reserved for members of the military and overseas voters with some states allowing disabled citizens to vote electronically, but Nevada will become the first state to expand online voting to American Indian tribes, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nevada-voting-tribes-electronic-ballots-2024-election-ea74f2fdbf58c84f38fc80603d1db46e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. The plan will likely be celebrated by tribal leaders who have called for \u201cmore accessible\u201d voting, but some election experts voiced their concerns about expanding online voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point in the United States, it\u2019s a relatively small number of ballots that are coming through that way, but we should be very concerned \u2014 both from actual security risks but also from a public confidence point of view \u2014 about expanding this,\u201d Larry Norden, an election expert with the Brennan Center for Justice, told the AP.<\/p>\n<p>The Nevada electronic voting plan will allow American Indians who live on a reservation in the state to request a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-voters-heading-to-the-polls-on-election-day-officials-expecting-late-spike-in-numbers\/\" title=\"Arizona Voters Heading to the Polls on Election Day, Officials Expecting Late Spike in Numbers\">ballot online<\/a>, and then return their filled-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-the-states-that-changed-mail-in-voting-rules-for-2022\/\" title=\"INFOGRAPHIC: The States That Changed Mail-In Voting Rules for 2022\">ballot electronically<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn past years, tribes didn\u2019t have access to vote in multiple ways. You had to rely on the mail system to cast your vote or otherwise drive out to great lengths to vote,\u201d said Cal Boone, the new tribal outreach coordinator for the Nevada Secretary of State\u2019s Office. \u201cWhat we are seeing in Nevada is really powerful, and it really sets the stage for what other states throughout the country can be doing to help support tribes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI sent a memo to election officials in 2020 warning them about allowing ballots to be returned online, calling the practice \u201ca high-risk activity.\u201d That memo was redistributed by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which focuses on protecting America\u2019s election systems.<\/p>\n<p>Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, a Democrat, said he understands that there are risks associated with online voting, but added that there will always be some risks in elections, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m confident in our system,\u201d Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nevada is considered a \u201ctoss-up\u201d in the 2024 election with the majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/president\/2024\/battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a> showing presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden. Last month, the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-campaign-sues-nevada-over-law-allowing-mail-ballots-to-be-counted-4-days-after-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued<\/a> Nevada for a different election law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to four days after Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Election laws in other battleground states \u2014 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rnc-files-another-election-related-lawsuit-against-democrat-michigan-secretary-of-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rnc-pa-gop-fight-against-dems-attempt-to-circumvent-voter-law-in-crucial-swing-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mobile-absentee-voting-van-used-in-wisconsin-election-violated-state-law-judge-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a> \u2014 have also been under a microscope after Trump challenged the results of the 2020 election, alleging the increase in mail-in ballots that were used during the COVID pandemic enabled voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevada will broaden electronic ballot access for American Indian tribes in the 2024 election, a first in the U.S. Typically, online voting is limited to military and overseas voters, and some states permit it for disabled citizens. 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