Use your vote and your power to fight discriminatory policies and support Tribal sovereignty! Below are tools to help you organize, advocate, and get out the vote.
Find resources to register, prepare to vote, and help your community participate.
Register to vote
Find tools to help you register to vote.
Registration resources →Tribal ID information
Review state guidelines for using Tribal IDs to vote, provided by VoteRiders.
Check Tribal ID guidelines →Your state’s voting guide
Find voting deadlines, locations, and answers to common questions for your state.
Find your state →Tools for Native Voting Advocates
Know your rights
Help your community vote
Understand voting barriers
Tribal Leaders’ Guides
These resources can help Tribal leaders prepare for elections, improve voting access, and support voter participation in their communities.
Prepare for elections
Expand voter access
Request voting services
If your community needs assistance or information concerning voter registration, polling place locations, absentee voting, or vote-by-mail, please contact us at vote@narf.org .
Voter Registration at Indian Health Services
What if Native people could register to vote at any federally or Tribal-run Indian Health Service facility, instead of driving—in some cases, over an hour—to the nearest designated registration site?
The lack of convenient designated sites and the high cost of transportation create barriers for Native people to vote. Tribal Nations can help address these barriers by pursuing designation of their health facilities as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act.
Tribal Nations and health facilities have successfully begun pursuing this option. In September 2023, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians designated its tribally run health facility as a voter registration location. In October 2023, Native Health, an urban Indian Health Services facility near Phoenix, was officially designated a voter registration agency.
Resources for Tribal Nations and Health Facilities
Native Language Voting Resources
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act requires certain jurisdictions to provide voting assistance in Native languages.
Tools to Help You Get Registered to Vote
Practical ways to strengthen Native voting access
These actions can help Tribal communities and individuals prepare for elections, expand access, and protect the right to vote.
For Tribal communities ＋
- Issue Tribal voter guides with information about candidates and ballot measures.
- Make voter registration forms available through Tribal government offices and community locations.
- Request polling places and ballot drop boxes on or near Tribal lands.
- Provide rides or shuttles to polling places when possible.
- Make sure community members know what identification they need to vote.
- Encourage Tribal citizens to register and participate in elections.
For individuals ＋
- Register to vote or confirm that your registration is current.
- Make sure your registration matches your current address.
- Find your polling place, voting deadlines, and ballot drop-off options.
- Contact your Tribal Council and ask about Tribal voter guides.
- Help family and community members find reliable voting information.
- Report voting problems to the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.