Judge finds North Dakota violated Voting Rights Act, diluted Native American vote

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Legislators are allowed to convene for 80 days every two years under the state constitution, and they left themselves five extra days at the end of the regular session last spring.
52% : "The map adopted by the North Dakota Legislature silences Native American voters on every issue, lowers the chance Native voters could elect a candidate they feel best represents their community, and prevents communities in these splintered districts from receiving a fair share of public resources," Spirit Lake Tribal Chairman Douglas Yankton said in a statement when the lawsuit was filed.
36% : after a judge ruled the state violated the law by packing multiple issues into the Office of Management and Budget's funding bill, Senate Bill 2015.

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