法官命令为两个美洲原住民部落设立新的北达科他州立法区。 Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes.
在北达科他州的两个美洲原住民部落成功挑战该州重新划分的地图违反《投票权法》后，一名联邦法官下令为这两个部落设立一个新的立法选区。 A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes in North Dakota, after the tribes successfully challenged the state's redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act. 据称，2021 年制定的立法地图削弱了奇珀瓦印第安人龟山部落和灵湖部落的投票权。 The legislative map created in 2021 was alleged to have diluted the voting strength of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe. 美国地方法院首席法官彼得·韦尔特 (Peter Welte) 于 11 月 17 日裁定该州 2021 年选区重新划分地图阻碍美国原住民选民有平等机会选举自己选择的候选人，此后收到了一系列法庭文件，随后美国地方法院首席法官彼得·韦尔特 (Peter Welte) 做出了这一决定。 U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte's decision comes after a series of court filings since his Nov. 17 ruling that the state's 2021 redistricting map prevented Native American voters from having an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.