ElectionsSpirit Lake Tribe
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Spirit Lake council changes: Election replaces two members, chairman criticizes recall effort (5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Two incumbent members of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council lost their seats in Tuesday’s general election.
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Spirit Lake petition supporters more confident after election (5/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake tribal council will soon welcome two new members amid continuing cries to oust tribal chairman Roger Yankton. Now supporters of a...
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Spirit Lake Tribe holds council election (5/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Voters on the Spirit Lake Nation are deciding the fate of two tribal council members today. The election will result in at least one new council member...
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Tribal chairman opponents gather signatures (5/3/2013)
(North Dakota) -- People on the Spirit Lake Reservation who oppose Chairman Roger Yankton say they've gathered enough petition signatures to force a recall vote.
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Yankton foes reach goal but press on for more signatures (5/2/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to remove Roger Yankton Sr. as tribal chairman said Thursday they have more than the required number of signatures...
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Spirit Lake petitioners weigh options (4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to replace Tribal Chairman Roger Yankton Sr. said Friday they are nearing their goal of 600 signatures on a recall...
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Spirit Lake petition gaining signatures (4/22/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Members of the Spirit Lake Nation tying to oust tribal chairman Roger Yankton say they've nearly collected enough signatures to petition for...
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BIA still sees Yankton as Spirit Lake leader (4/20/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs continues to recognize Roger Yankton Sr. as chairman of the Spirit Lake Nation, a spokeswoman said.
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Heavy turnout at Spirit Lake primary: Tribal Council vice chairman fails to advance (4/18/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Duane Jackson, vice chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, lost his bid for another term representing the Mission District in Tuesday’s primary...
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Tribal members cast votes for council seats (4/16/2013)
(North Dakota) -- After a tense week on the Spirit Lake Nation tribal members are getting the chance to voice their opinion at the ballot box. Today's primary...
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Yankton still chairman of Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says his challenger (4/16/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Roger Yankton Sr. remains chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, says Leander (Russ) McDonald, the man elected to replace him at an emergency general...
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Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
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Seneca-Cayuga election dispute continues (5/7/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- David Crutchfield and John Ghostbear, attorneys for a respondent group of Seneca-Cayuga tribal members, filed a rejoinder April 22 to the appellants...
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Mining & Drilling
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Aboriginal leaders urging voter engagement in B.C. election (4/30/2013)
(British Columbia) -- With new oil pipelines, tanker routes, LNG plants, mines and hydro-power projects proposed throughout British Columbia, aboriginal leaders are...
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Native Vote
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Voter ID bill gets local support (4/30/2013)
(North Carolina) -- Three of five House Democrats who voted in favor of a voter ID bill last week represent parts of Robeson County.
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HOPKINS: North Dakota Voter ID Bill Threatens to Silence Native Votes (4/26/2013)
(North Dakota) -- One would think that if you’re a U.S. Congressman who insulted your state’s largest minority population and threatened bodily injury to...
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SEMANS: Rights Do Have a Cost (4/2/2013)
(South Dakota) -- “Everyone talks about rights, but they have a cost,” said attorney Sara Frankenstein in a recent article on ICTMN.com (“With 2014...
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Judges hear GOP redistricting map challenge (4/1/2013)
(Arizona) -- Arizona redistricting map Federal judges hearing a civil suit brought by Republican voters who claim the state’s new legislative maps were illegally...
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Electoral College Reform Map: A New Way to Approach Voting (3/30/2013)
(USA) -- Every election year the Electoral College is put under a microscope as many believe the system is not a solid form of selecting the next President of the United...
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Feds: Judge wrong to deny Indian election offices (3/28/2013)
(Montana) -- Civil rights attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department contend a federal judge wrongly denied a request to establish satellite election offices for...
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Montana Democrats Rebuff Native Voting-Rights Lawsuit (3/19/2013)
(Montana) -- The Montana Democratic Party has rejected a March 6, 2013, request from Mark Wandering Medicine, Northern Cheyenne, to endorse the Native side in the voting...
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Debate over Alaska Native voting may be a preview of 2014 Senate race (3/11/2013)
(Alaska) -- The sparring over whether U.S. Sen. Mark Begich was correct in his assertions last week that the Parnell administration and some legislators seek to suppress...
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Proposal to change voter-registration rules fueling debate (3/8/2013)
(North Dakota) -- To Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the state law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration is “common sense,” not a burden...
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Native American voting rights case gets a 2nd look (3/5/2013)
(Montana) -- The United States Ninth Circuit Court has agreed to hear to hear an appeal in a Native American voting rights. Montana federal judge Richard Cebull denied a...
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Native American voting rights case gets a second look (3/4/2013)
(Montana) -- A Native American voting rights case gets a second look as the United States Ninth Circuit Court agrees to hear an appeal. Montana federal judge, Richard...
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Picayune Rancheria
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Chukchansi’s governance goes to a vote (4/22/2013)
(California) -- Officials of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians say that their members have affirmed members to a tribal council and suspended three people...
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Concerns about March 9 Chukchansi meeting (3/8/2013)
(California) -- Concerns have been raised by many Chukchansi people regarding a planned General Council meeting Saturday — principally, who will be counted to meet...
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Shinnecock Casino
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Shinnecocks Elect Collins, Silva and Smith As Trustees In Voting Marred By Violence (4/2/2013)
(New York) -- The Shinnecock Indian Nation elected three new Tribal Trustees on Tuesday, in elections that were marred by angry confrontations and even assaults on...
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Poarch Creek
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Tuesday deadline for tribal elections (3/30/2013)
(Alabama) -- Poarch tribal members interested in running for open government seats in the 2013 election are now less than a week away from the deadline, according to...
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Supreme Court
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Justices Appear Divided on Arizona Voting Law (3/18/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court appeared divided along familiar lines on Monday as it heard arguments over whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship from...
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U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Arizona voter registration case (3/17/2013)
(Arizona) -- Arizona will argue before the Supreme Court on Monday that it is within its rights to demand voters show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in...
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Native American Voter Rights in Arizona Brought Before High Court (3/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Monday, March 18. Following closely on the heels of...
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Arizona’s proof of citizenship voter registration requirement heads for Supreme Court review (3/11/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- To Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the state law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration is “common sense,” not a...
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Cherokee Election
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Map helps Cherokee citizens find new voting districts (3/12/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Now that Cherokee Nation Tribal Council members have drawn new districts for the upcoming June 22 election, an online map is available for citizens to type...
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Tribal Council races draw 27 candidates (3/11/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Twenty-seven Cherokee Nation citizens filed paperwork March 4-7 at the tribe’s Election Office to declare their respective candidacies for nine...
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Tribal Council districts interactive map available online (3/7/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- An online map of the new Tribal Council districts is available for Cherokee Nation citizens to key in their addresses to learn in which districts they...
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5 councilors file reconsideration motion in Supreme Court (3/5/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Five Tribal Councilors who lost a Supreme Court case in February have filed a motion asking the court to reconsider its ruling that deemed the tribe’...
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Illinois Gaming
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Emanuel: Use Chicago Casino Profits To Modernize Schools (3/12/2013)
(Illinois) -- While the Illinois General Assembly works to craft a gambling expansion bill that will either pass Gov. Pat Quinn's muster or, more likely, survive...
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Voter Suppression
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Arizona's voter registration law heads for Supreme Court review (3/9/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- To Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the state law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration is "common sense," not a burden.
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Grand Canyon Skywalk
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Tribal leaders critical of Skywalk builder ousted (3/8/2013)
(Arizona) -- Two members of the Hualapai Tribal Council who have been critical of the Grand Canyon Skywalk developer have been ousted in a recall election.
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Hualapais recall 2 tribal leaders in takeover of Skywalk (3/7/2013)
(Arizona) -- Hualapai voters in northern Arizona on Wednesday recalled two Tribal Council members who had been leaders in the takeover of the Grand Canyon Skywalk from a...
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Cedar Rapids Casino
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Linn County official says impostor voted Tuesday (3/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- A Linn County official says an impostor voted during the special election on allowing casino gambling in Linn County.
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Voter Fraud Case from Casino Vote Under Investigation (3/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- The Linn County Auditor contacted law enforcement to investigate an alleged voter impersonation case that happened during Tuesday's casino election.
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Linn County voters approve casino (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters have spoken, and they want a casino in the county. According to a report by KWWL-TV, Vote Yes received 61 percent of the votes cast in...
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Linn County voters overwhelmingly approve Cedar Rapids casino (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- The climb continues now — on to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission — for a local group of 60-plus investors and the elected officials and...
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Chumash Tribe
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Chumash re-elect chair, business committee (3/4/2013)
(California) -- Vincent Armenta, tribal chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and all the incumbent members of the tribe’s business committee have...
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Santa Ynez Band Of Chumash Indians Re-Elects Incumbent Leadership Team (3/4/2013)
(California) -- Tribal members of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians re-elected Vincent Armenta as their Tribal Chairman and also re-elected the incumbent members of...
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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Wampanoag election results confirmed (3/4/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A recount in the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal election has confirmed the original results. The tribal Election Committee announced Saturday that the...
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Mashpee Wampanoag recount confirms Cromwell re-election (3/3/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Election Committee announced results from a recount of a tribal election held last week.
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Oakley claims Wampanoag Tribal Council elections tainted after defeat for chairman seat (2/26/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Richard Oakley filed a challenge to Sunday’s election with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Court on Monday, claiming fraud because he believes he...
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Wampanoag voters shake up council (2/25/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- If voters were trying to send a message in the Mashpee Wampanoag election Sunday, it wasn't a clear one. Voters overwhelmingly returned tribal...
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Other News
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One-fifth of tribal voters purged from rolls (5/23/2013)
(Arizona) -- The names of 28,722 individuals who did not vote in the last two tribal elections have been purged from the tribe's voter registration list, reducing...
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Nipmuc tribe names new chief (5/23/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- In the interest of continuity, and for the good of the tribe, Walter Vickers has stepped aside as chief of Nipmuc Nation.
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EC to hold early in-person voting (5/23/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation’s Election Commission will conduct early in-person voting for all eight Tribal Council races from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 15 and...
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Board cancels special election (5/22/2013)
(Montana) -- A special election to determine who will become chairman of the highest elected body on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was suspended Friday by the...
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Chippewa Cree tribe suspends special election (5/22/2013)
(Montana) -- The Chippewa Cree tribe has delayed a special election to pick a new leader after the former chairman challenged his disqualification as a candidate.
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Denied recount, tribal candidate files grievance (5/22/2013)
(Washington) -- A candidate for the Colville Business Council has filed a formal grievance against the tribal election committee, saying she was denied a recount...
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Harry Reid, Tom Daschle feud over S.D. Senate seat (5/21/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The South Dakota Senate race is turning into a tense feud between two longtime Democratic power brokers: Harry Reid and Tom Daschle.
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Seneca-Cayuga Tribe's conflict continues (5/16/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- A general council meeting has been called, and the Court of Indian Offenses Magistrate handed down an order—the latest developments in a lengthy,...
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Tribal council primary election set for Saturday (5/16/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Twenty individuals are listed on the ballot for the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board primary election, which will be held this Saturday, May 18.
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Election board kills St. Marks run for Rocky Boy chair (5/12/2013)
(Montana) -- The Chippewa Cree Tribal Election Board of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has removed the former chair of the tribal council as a candidate for the...
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Hoopa Tribe’s Primary Election Results Are In (5/10/2013)
(California) -- Voters went to the polls in Hoopa on Tuesday, April 30, to cast their ballots in the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Primary Election for Tribal Chairman and...
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Judge orders opinion stands in Seneca-Cayuga Tribe's dispute (5/10/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- A Correction Opinion was handed down by Appellate Court Judge Tom Walker, the latest development in a dispute between members of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of...
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Warren County voters answering casino question (5/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- Voters will be ruling on the question of casino gambling in south-central Iowa's Warren County. Polls are scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Incumbents re-elected to Tribal council (5/6/2013)
(Idaho) -- Coeur d'Alene tribal members re-elected two incumbent candidates to fill positions on the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council.
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Deadline to request Tribal Council election absentee ballot is Friday (5/6/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- The deadline for absentee ballot requests to be received by the Cherokee Nation Election Commission is 5 p.m. Friday, May 10.
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Chicks out as S-M chairman (4/29/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe voted Saturday to remove their tribal chairman. Tribal members voted 224-128 to oust Robert Chicks, who was under fire for...
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Tribal President Recalled Under Law He Approved (4/29/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- The embattled president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians lost a recall election held this weekend under the auspices of a law he signed...
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Man files campaign complaint in Flathead Joint Board election (4/29/2013)
(Montana) -- Even while voting is ongoing, a complaint filed last week with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices is asking that the election results be voided...
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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal President Voted Out (4/29/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- In a historic Recall Election held Saturday April 27, 2013, Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Members convened to cast their votes to either Remove Robert Chicks...
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Montana's Native Vote Could Decide US Senate Control (4/26/2013)
(Montana) -- The decision of U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) not to run in 2014 means that the state’s Native vote could be very important next year.
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