The KIC Recall Committee for Responsible Leadership, spearheaded by Richard Jackson and Martha Johnson, faxed a statement expressing disappointment and calling the Council’s action “political smoke and mirrors.” In the faxed statement, the recall committee states that under the 1979 Constitution, which the Council considers valid, the petitions had the required number of signatures. More than that, the petitions have the number of signatures that the tribe’s recall ordinance calls for, AND the number that KIC staff told the group it needed. In the statement, the group also alleges that KIC officials opened ballot boxes to compare the names on the recall petitions with those of voters. The recall committee is exploring options, including calling a special meeting of the Tribal Council.Get the Story:
KIC recall group responds to petition rejection (KRBD 7/29)
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