A reporter from The Petoskey News-Review was excluded from an election board meeting of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan.

The tribe allows the paper to cover council meetings after a dispute arose last year involving Chairman Ken Harrington. But the tribal attorney said the election board meetings are not open to non-members.

The election board met on Tuesday to review recall petitions against Harrington and vice chairman Dexter McNamara. The board approved the petitions and is set to schedule a recall election within 90 days.

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