The Native vote in NM and Nevada could swing the 2024 presidential election.  In Nevada, a law to prohibit ballot collection failed.  In AZ such a law passed but was struck down by the SCOTUS in 2021.  Interestingly, the Western States all have more rules than WY:

Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico allow only people with certain relationships to the voter to turn in a ballot. Nevada and Colorado have looser requirements, while Wyoming doesn’t make any specifications.

Many reservation and rural residents don’t have a traditional mailing address. This makes both registfration and the return of mail-in ballots risky.  Read more>>>

A brown-grey colored building can be seen in the background. it is a short building with a rounded tower that has the symbol from the New Mexico state flag affixed to the outside. The grounds outside are mostly flat dirt. A tall blue standing banner reads "Vote" across from the building.
A banner directs voters to an early voting center at tribal headquarters at Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Voting centers can be few and far between on vast reservation lands, and many people don’t have traditional addresses, so ballots can’t be mailed to them. This is just one of the many barriers Native American voters face when trying to cast a ballot. Susan Montoya Bryant/AP
Ballot Collection and Native voters in New Mexico and Nevada

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