tribal election

Santa Clara Pueblo Votes to Change Membership Rules

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Effort to Enjoin Crow Creek Election Fails

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Wounded Knee v. Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council (D. S.D.):

DCT Order Dismissing Wounded Knee Complaint

Tribal Court Complaint

Tribal Court Motion for PI

Proposed Tribal Court Order

Tribal Court Order

Eastern Cherokee Vote Down Alcohol Ordinance

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the news coverage, via Pechanga.

And the tribal court opinion rejecting the challenge the vote, which was negative anyway.

NYTs Article on California Tribal Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here.

Bellegarde v. Poitras – Peepeekisis Tribal Elections

Peter Scott Vicaire

The Federal Court of Appeal recently revisited a 2009 decision from the Federal Court involving the removal of and 10-year prohibition of  re-election for the former Chief of Peepeekisis First Nation.  The court affirmed the lower court’s decision that there was insufficient evidence to establish that either of the two Councils (which removed the Chief and implemented the prohibition) satisfied the criteria of the Election Act, or custom.  Here’s the decision – Bellegarde v. Poitras.

U.S. Attorney Declines to Prosecute White Mountain Election Fraud Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the report:

US Atty Declination on WMAT Referral

Here is our posting of the independent investigative report.

BMIC Election Results: Kurt Perron To be New Chairman

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the news coverage from Sault Evening News.

Cherokee Nation SCT Rejects Chad Smith Challenge to Election; Does Not Count Freedmen Vote

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order:

Election Decision for Cherokees

News coverage here.

A list of key documents from the Tulsa World here:

View Principal Chief Chad Smith’s final campaign disclosure report.

View Bill John Baker’s final campaign disclosure report.

Read the final order invalidating the election.

View an order from the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court.

View Principal Chief Chad Smith’s June 15 campaign financial disclosure report.

View Bill John Baker’s June 15 campaign financial disclosure report.

Read Principal Chief Chad Smith’s appeal.

Read Cherokee Election Commission chairman Roger Johnson’s resignation statement.

Read Cherokee Election Commission chairman Roger Johnson’s resignation letter.

 

CNN: Cherokee Election Observers Declare Election Fair

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

New Scholarship on the Cherokee SCT Decision re Freedmen

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Darryl Omar Freeman has posted “Neo-Colonial Adaptation or Neo-Sovereignty: Oklahoma Cherokee/African Ancestry Freedmen Conflict” on SSRN.

Might want to do some quick fact checking on Ward Churchill’s membership status with United Keetoowah Band.