How did the OST Council vote on Constitutional Reform?

PINE RIDGE – On April 22, 2019 a motion was made on the Council floor by Cora White Horse, seconded by Duane Yellow Hawk, to table the Constitutional Reform Issue and have the attorney review it and send it back to the Law and Order for review.

Here is the roll call vote on this most important issue. A yes vote was cast to table the issue and a no vote was cast to allow it to proceed.

Jim Meeks                       Yes
Duane Yellow Hawk       Yes
Glen Gibbons                  No
Lydia Bear Killer              Yes
James Cross                       Yes
Sonya Little Hawk-Weston  Yes
Jackie Siers                            No
Vincent Two Lance                Yes
Craig Dillon                              Yes
Cora White Horse                    Yes
Valerie Janis                               Yes
Valentina Merdanian               No
Ryan Jumping Eagle                  No
Beau Little Man                                        No
Chancy Wilson                             No
Phillip Good Crow                     Yes
Randy Lays Bad                          Yes
Richard Greenwald                    Yes
Nakina Mills                                   No
Robin Tapio                                  No

The motion carried with 12 Council members voting No and 8 Council Members voting Yes. This means that 12 Council members voted to keep the Constitutional Reform Issue from moving forward.  All of the Council members that voted to move the measure forward then took a petition around the reservation getting signatures to have the measure placed on a Secretarial Ballot by the BIA. The BIA rejected the petition because of a number of improper signatures on the petition.

Native Sun News Today was approached by several OST members and asked to publish the names of those council members and how they voted.

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