Voters of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana are electing a new chairman today.

The tribe called a special election after Ken Blatt St. Marks was forced out of office in March. He was initially barred from running again but got on the ballot after filing a lawsuit in tribal court.

Five other candidates are also running. Included is Montana Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy (D), who allegedly owes $146,598 to the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid taxes, The Helena Independent Record reported.

"It's going to be squared away," Windy Boy told the paper.

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