Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding
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Severe flooding lasted for four weeks on the Navajo Reservation, washing out roads and forcing thousands of people from their homes. Despite these conditions, many individuals made significant efforts to reach their polling places. For these residents, the act of voting became integrated into the overall recovery process following the disaster.
Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.