Proposal for Simplified Voting Rights Documentation in Five Tribes Elections
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_30_14_0010
Dates
- March 24, 1978
- 95th (1977-1979)
Scope and Contents
The letter from Ms. Betty J. Brown to Senator Dewey F. Bartlett discusses the need for a compilation by the Muskogee Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs listing all persons in the Five Civilized Tribes who were reinstated to the Dawes Commission Rolls. This would allow these individuals and their descendants to have voting rights without having to provide extensive documentation to Election Committees. Senator Bartlett requests the views and opinions of Mr. Thomas J. Ellison on this suggestion. Additionally, there is a letter from Eric H. Bohannon, Chairman of the Choctaw Election Committee, informing Ms. Brown that she will not be able to vote in the current election but will be included in the absentee mailing list for a potential run-off election.
Creator
Non-specified
Congress 95th (1977-1979)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Constituent Correspondence; Indians of North America--Claims
Tribal Affiliation Choctaw Indians
Congress 95th (1977-1979)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Constituent Correspondence; Indians of North America--Claims
Tribal Affiliation Choctaw Indians
Source
- Bartlett, Dewey F., 1919-1979 (Person)
- TypeDeliverableUnit
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository