We need to look at the Big Picture

Editor,

Jore vs. Big Spring a product of exploitation for political purposes. The court case was not about Rick Jore's Caterpillar or whether he was a good candidate but it was simply about the Lake County's election officials and their work ethics and choices to discard or keep spoiled ballots. There were a total of 77 ballots in question, but only seven made it into the courts. Unfortunately, Mr. Jore caught the brunt end of the deal.

The Big Picture is the Lake County election office and their responsibility to abide by the laws set by the United States Supreme Court. Is it fair for election judges to not ask for IDs from their friends but turn down a known tribal elder because he accidentally grabbed the wrong jacket?

Is it fair for election judges to send tribal members on a wild goose chase to vote at some other precinct because their voter registration card is smudged and knowing that the voter has been voting at that precinct for years? Election officials must furnish an interpreter at each voting precinct during an election that can speak the tribal language to explain the voting process. Is this yet another version of Indians being suppress?

Do we need to make a new "election process" fair for all and to where Indians are treated fairly instead of letting the Ouija board decide the fate of our candidates?

The Big Picture is not Jore vs. Big Spring but to make an equal and fair voting process for all.

Deborah Clairmont

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