,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjah  
,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,udall7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ! ,indian ,civil ,rights    
,act & vot+ rights = ,am]ican ,indian & 
,alaska ,native communities across !    
c\ntry4  ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &     
,alaska ,natives h hi/orically be5 d5i$ 
! "r to vote2 ,:]eas1 aft] s]v+ 9 ,_w   
,w> ,,ii & return+ home1 _m ,am]ican    
,indian vet]ans 7 n able to vote2       
,:]eas1 on ,july #ae1 #aidf1 9 ,h>rison 
v4 ,lave51 ,*ief ,ju/ice ,levi ,s4      
,udall ( ! ,arizona ,supreme ,c\rt rul$ 
t ,m>icopa ,c\nty1 ,arizona1 mu/ all[   
,mohave-,apa*e ,indians to regi/] to    
vote1 ov]rul+ decades ( prec$5t 9 :i* ! 
,/ate ( ,arizona prohibit$ ,am]ican     
,indians f vot+2 ,:]eas1 9 hold+ t      
,am]ican ,indians 7 entitl$ to !        
fran*ise1 ,*ief ,ju/ice ,udall not$ t1  

in a democracy suffrage is ! mo/ basic  
civil "r1 s9ce its ex]cise is ! *ief    
means :]eby o!r rights may be safegu>d$4
 ,to d5y ! "r to vote1 :]e "o is legally
 entitl$ to d s1 is to d viol5ce to !   
pr9ciples ( fre$om & equality42 ,:]eas1 
9 ,new ,mexico 9 #aidh1 ,miguel         
,trujillo1 a ,m>9e ,corps vet]an &      
,isleta ,pueblo tribal memb]1 0 turn$   
away f regi/]+ to vote because he 0 liv+
 on a res]vation2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !        
,di/rict ( ,new ,mexico /ruck d[n       
limitations 9 ! ,/ate ,con/itution (    
,new ,mexico t prev5t$ ^? :o liv$ on    
res]vations f vot+2 ,:]eas1 prior to    
#aifh1 ,am]ican ,indians 7 n provid$ !  
same protections z o!r citiz5s "u !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution2 ,:]eas1 9   
#aifh1 ,congress pass$ ! ,indian ,civil 
,rights ,act to ensure t ! ,am]ican     
,indian is af=d$ ! broad con/itutional  
rights secur$ to o!r ,am]icans2 ,:]eas  
,alaska 0 ! la/ ,/ate to enfran*ise     
,am]ican ,indian vot]s 9 #aigj2 ,:]eas1 

ev5 ?\gh ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska    
,natives curr5tly h ! lawful "r to vote 
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !y cont9ue to   
face b>ri]s & ob/acles to vot+2 ,:]eas  
"s ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives 
9 ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,nevada1 ,m9nesota1
 ,s\? ,dakota1 & o!r ,/ates may h to    
travel #ej to #djj miles to vote2 ,:]eas
 ! ,native ,am]ican vote cont9ues to    
play a significant role 9 local1 ,/ate1 
& national elections2 ,:]eas1 9 ,/ates  
su* z ,alaska1 ,new ,mexico1 ,oklahoma1 
& ,s\? ,dakota1 ,am]ican ,indians &     
,alaska ,natives comprise #aj p]c5t or m
 ( ! vot+-age population2 ,:]eas        
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives    
s]ve 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y at a     
high] p] capita rate ?an any o!r e?nic  
gr\p2 & ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &      
,alaska ,natives are an important "p ( !
 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & vibrant    
contributors to ! social & political    
fabric ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 honors ! #ej?    
anniv]s>y ( title ,,ii ( ! ,civil       

,rights ,act ( #aifh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#acja et seq42 commonly kn[n z ! ,indian
 ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifh72 &  7#b7  
recognizes ! important contributions (  
,native ,am]icans to exp&+ vot+ rights =
 all citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4