Band election overturned – St. Albert Gazette

September 5, 2017

Alexander First Nation residents will head to the polls for a second time this year now that an appeal board has struck down the results of last summer’s band election.

About 32 people ran in the July 13 Alexander band election, with Audra Arcand, Marty Arcand, Craig Yellowdirt, Cheryl Savoie, Anita Arcand, and Marcel Paul elected as councillors and Kurt Burnstick elected as chief.

Electoral appeal board chairperson Geraldine Hill overturned that election last week and directed the band’s electoral officer to call a new election and nomination meeting.

Alexander chief electoral officer Marvin Yellow Horn posted a notice “re-election” last Friday. The new election was to be held Oct. 2, with Nomination Day falling on Sept. 18.