Noem, SDGOP turn to prior restraint as Indigenous insurgency stiffens

Republicans in South Dakota's Reichstag hope to crop turnout for off-reservation Indigenous voters.

The Republicans in charge in Pierre cited concern that information on the IDs could not be independently verified by the secretary of state's office and could lead to fraud, since the cards are not state-issued and often do not include a mailing address. The Democrats who made the proposal said it would boost civic engagement in tribal communities, which have some of the most anemic turnout in the state. They also noted tribal IDs are used in dealings with the federal government, including at airport security checkpoints. [South Dakota rejects tribal IDs for voter registration]

It's not just disenfranchisement; Natives are also resisting Governor Kristi Noem's shock troops from massacring freedom of speech.