Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. In regard to how voting access can be improved for languages, again, our biggest struggle has been with the dialectal differences, as Mr. Fredlund mentioned. That is precisely why we subscribe to the panel translation model to bridge that divide of s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Depending on whether or not it's a general election year, our voter turnout averages between the high 40s and low 60s percentile.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It certainly would. In regard to the spirit of reconciliation, as you've been discussing, the federal requirement for indigenous languages lists language groups. We have a federal requirement for Yupik instead of the various languages within Yupik. Our role as the [Inaudible—Edi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think we can definitely say that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, that's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The requirement for Tagalog is a federal requirement. With that, both the spirit of the inclusion of the language and the simple legal requirement means that it is a necessity in various districts of the state. Therefore, in order to make sure that we have as many people involved

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The federal requirement concerns the Voting Rights Act, section 203. It says that, if 5% of the voting population speaks a particular language and speaks English less than very well, that language becomes triggered for requirements for the election process.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can't really speak to the full extent of the progress so far in the specific areas that you have mentioned. I do think that what Mr. Dunbar and Mr. Fredlund have discussed in regard to the intricacies of even alphabet and name is really important. The construction of the ballot

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Uvlaasatkun. Thank you, and good morning. My name is Samantha Mack. I am Unangax̂, from King Cove, Alaska. I come to this work in language access from a previous background in academics, focusing on the self-determination of indigenous peoples. This work is very important to me.