have become more politically active in presidential and other elections, as they have in other states. They have been seeking more equitable access to polling places and treatment by county and state officials. Led by chairman Vinton Hawley, the Pyramid Lake Paiute joined with the Walker River Paiute in a successful civil rights suit under the Voting Rights Act in federal court against the state government to gain polling places on their homelands in 2016. They have been disadvantaged in the past by having to travel excessive distances to vote in elections, which had reduced participation. They argued that the state had set up satellite offices in wealthy, mostly white neighborhoods. The Justice Department sided with the plaintiffs. When the counties said the change would cost too much and the state said that it could not intervene, the Justice Department "said in a new filing Monday they appear to be confusing voting rights with 'voting convenience.'" The court decided in favor of the two Paiute tribes and ordered officials to set up satellite offices. Early voting at Pyramid Lake reservation started October 22, and during the first two days, the number of voters was double the total in the 2012 presidential election. Hawley is chairman of the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, representing many other tribes that also have difficulty with access to polling places. On behalf of the Council, he has "urged Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske to direct counties to open [homeland] polling places for nine more tribes, including some where ballot boxes are 200-plus miles away, round trip." He also urged the Secretary of State for Nevada to improve conditions at local county polling places for urban Indians, who testified in the suit to being made uncomfortable at most offices. References LOCUS Technologies will help Pyramid lake to manage their environmental reporting and compliance External links A Guide to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada records, MS NC16. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. A Guide to the Charles E. Hancock Collection of Nevada Water Court Cases, 91-54. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. "Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Environmental Department selects Locus Technologies for its environmental data management system software"—Pyr PLPT monitors and reports to US EPA on the environmental status of their natural resources under their Tribal Water Quality Standards. They are required to submit electronically via the