cations to. declare’ invalid , _ last. fall’s elections for the . Nisga’a Lisims Government

and for the New, Aiyansh

’. village government.

In. all three’ cases, the

Nisga’a Administrative De-'

cisions Review Board de-

and inadequate security for

_ ballot, boxes were sufficient’ .* -Teasons to. overturn the elec- “. tion of Kevin’ McKay as or chairperson of the govern-

— ment in the elections. — --» Morven, who ran second

‘cast could not be counted.”

But’ the ‘review board

polling place, according to election requirements, be- fore the box went missing. “The Board agrees with the submission by

the Nisga’a Elections Of-

ficer that the lost ballot box -

did not prevent the Nisga’a

accordance with the [elec- tions] act or its regulations,” it wrote. °

Charles Morven wanted,

all of the voting for Lisims _ government -clared. invalid for-many of:

officials

questioned the attendance by

“WILLARD MARTIN has been elected chief councillor in’ . the Nass Valley village of Greenville, this time with a greater

margin than he received in an election of last October that

__ was subsequently. overturned.

‘Martin received 141 votes March 22 ‘compared to 99 for

challenger Henry Moore.

The two ran against each other last October with Martin "collecting 127: votes to Moore’s 121. -

de-.

’a Vancouver Nisga’a elec- ~

- A2 --The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Board dismisses complaints of problems with voting ©

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hosted by candidates.

“The Nisga’a Election staff should demonstrate a higher standard of conduct in order that the integrity of the election be maintained,” the board found.

. “The board. finds that

invalid because an‘elections —

officer went to the home of

- Tait’s father, who was ill, so _that he and his wife could

vote. This happened after Tait first inquired as to what was

person was, disabled was

required. But since it was

bring her parents to the poll- ing station. That’s when the elections officer decided to gotothehome. —

“While the board agrees that the Nisga’a Elections Officer was being inconsis-

‘tent in ignoring these specif-

The three complaints were heard the end of Janu-

ary. All told, the. Nisga’a -

Administrative Review. Board heard four

Decisions

complaints related to the |

Oct. 2004 Nisga‘a ‘national .

‘tions after’ finding signifi- .

cant problems in the way the

~ Martin confirmed as Greenville chief.

Moore challenged the election which was then declared invalid after the independent Nisga’a Administrative \Deci-

_ sions Review Board found significant problems. in how. the

Oct. 27, 2004 balloting was conducted.

Also held on March 22 were new elections for the Green- .

ville village council. Peter Leeson, H. Mitchell Stevens,

~ William Moore, Wallace Clark, Jacob V. McKay and Craig ‘McKay. were elected out of a‘field of 18 candidates.

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By ROD LINK determined the ballots in tions official. and Nisga’a late in.the day and such a voting was conducted. New -A REVIEW BOARD -has the box were counted.and Elections Officer Rhonda signature would not:be pos- _ elections held March 21. _NO REFERRAL NECESSARY 4 turned..down three appli- recorded at the Greenville. Peal at private. functions sible, Tait said she would Earlier, the board’ medi- © Dr. R.D. Greenwoo

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Log : : * termined that allegations of Elections officer from’con- © while the Nisga’a Elections ic requirements, her action Min Total |*| D Max Min Total i: failure to follow procedure — ducting the final count,” the officer demonstrated poor in bring the ballots to the Temp. Precip 4] A> Temp Temp Precip «Or that irregularities affected | board wrote in its report. judgment in attending a applicant’s parents, under . °C mm tl) Y °C. °C mm the, outcomes. of the Oct. The board heard oral tes- » function that may lead to.a_ the circumstances, cannot -1.9 » ofl1e 3.2 -0.4 45 2004 elections were not es- timony into the allegations perception of bias, there is be anything but laudable,” it an : 9 6.8 0.9 0.2 : “tablished. of inadequate ballot box se- no evidence led by the appli- wrote in its ruling. -5.9 0 a 1 an . ~* __... Herbert Morven had filed curity. « cant that her conduct materi- “Based upon the evidence " 4,5 O;}20 82 .-1.8 T a complaint with the review _ “In the view of the board, - ally affected the outcome of presented and submissions 2.3 T 21 #96 23.2 T board. saying’ a missing the applicant did not estab-. the election,” it said. _ made, the board has deter- -1.4 oO} | 22 11.5 2.1 T .. _. ballot box from. Greenville ‘lish that a failure to provide Faith Tait wanted the mined’ that the allegations 13 0 {el 23° 10.1 1.9 0.0 if. "+. containing votes for Nisga’a security constitutes a failure New Aiyansh village gov- made by ‘the applicant have mh # oo ™ , o °’» Lisims Government: posts to conduct the election’ in ernment elections declared ‘not been proven.” n/a n/a})24 7.8 .1.5 1.0

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