North Dakota tribes ask appeals court to overturn redistricting decision

North Dakota tribes ask appeals court to overturn redistricting decision

FARGO — Two Native American tribes have asked an appeals court to reconsider its ruling that North Dakota lawmakers did not violate the Voting Rights Act when they redrew legislative districts. The Spirit Lake Nation and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, along with several voters, filed a petition for another Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in their case against the state of North Dakota. The Appeals Court ruled earlier this month that v…