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Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 01/12/26 at 03:18PM • Community • Government • Public Interest • See more by Newsbytes

How did the American Samoans living in the small town of Whittier, Alaska end up at the center of a dispute regarding voting rights, More at Bolt Magazine ➜

Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud. boltsmag.org

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