Court case on Sioux Valley election adjourned
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The court action by former Sioux Valley Dakota Nation chief Vince Tacan to nullify the November election has been adjourned.
The court was scheduled to hear “civil contested motions” on Monday, but the hearing was adjourned after “an agreed-upon resolution,” Tacan told the Sun.
The hearing was adjourned “sine die,” which means it has been adjourned indefinitely with no specific date set for when the matter could be back before the court.
On Nov. 27, Tacan filed a challenge in Winnipeg’s Court of King’s Bench asking that the court invalidate the election of Jennifer Bone as chief and five councillors.
The legal action followed a tumultuous election on Nov. 14 and 15 in which Bone was ultimately declared the winner by 371 votes to 212 for Tacan, the incumbent. The process involved a change in election officers after the ballots had been collected.
The plaintiffs in the case are Tacan, Jon Bell, Anthony Tacan and Carol Johnson.
The defendants are Bone, Randall Wasicuna, Melissa Hotain, Bill McKay and Darryl Hapa.
Bone did not respond to a request for comment before press time.
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