Sawyer County Record - Hayward, Wisconsin -
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Published on: 7/9/2002
Last Visited: 7/11/2003
The challengers are candidates Susan LaMorie Aasen--who is an attorney, Marge LaMorie, Marilyn Tribble, and Frank Lynk, plus "unnamed petitioners."
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Therefore, any appeal to tribal court "causes a conflict of interest for these officers," Aasen said.Valentin "was not available" to file the original copy of the challengers' petition in court and be served a copy on behalf of the election committee, Aasen said.
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Aasen that the inauguration "violates the lCO Constitution," which requires that the new governing board be convened within 15 days of the election.
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Aasen said that a recount "will not corect all of the violations.A new election is the only fair recourse."
Aasen also challenges the election because the committee did not certify the results until June 26--12 days after the election--and chairperson Pam Valentin was not available to sign the certification until June 26.
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Aasen said this is contrary to the election manual, which requires the results to be certified on the same day the ballots are counted.Gaiashkibos requested a recount, and this should have been certified on June 23, she said.
Aasen said a new election should be conducted with electronic balloting.
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Former tribal chairman Gaiashkibos finished fifth in the balloting with 238 votes--eight votes behind Bisonette--while Susan Aasen was sixth with 232 votes.
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Aasen opposes this interpretation, "because the LCO Constitution requires the Tribal Governing Board to provide to members annually a list of all additions or deletions from the tribal membership roll or ancillarys roll."