By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun The electoral officer for Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has filed a report disputing the election results for chief and council that were announced Monday. Former chief Jennifer Bone was declared winner by a vote of 371 to 212 against incumbent chief Vince Tacan after a tumultuous vote-counting process late last week. Electoral officer Burke Ratte told the Sun Tuesday that he submitted a six-page report to Indigenous Services Canada after the federal agency requested a status update on the election. Ratte said he told the agency that the First Nation’s improvised ballot count on Friday should be considered null. “She asked when I can complete (the election). I responded back with my report: ‘I can’t. And the election is nullified,” Ratte…
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