Nooksack 306 Allowed to Vote in Elections While IBIA Review is Pending

Belmont v Kelly Defendants’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Belmont v Kelly Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Motion for Preliminary Injuction

Belmont v Kelly Defendants’ Reply on Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Belmont v Kelly Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Preliminary Injuction

Link to decision coverage in The Bellingham Herald here.

Nooksack Tribal Court has upheld the voting rights of over 300 Nooksack members facing disenrollment over a controversial ordinance passed in 2014.  While the federal review of that ordinance drags along, the Tribe requested that contested members be prevented from voting in Tribal elections.

Judge Susan Alexander wrote that the marked members were allowed to vote in 2014 when their enrollment was in doubt, but now the Tribe has unilaterally changed their minds to protect open seats in this year’s general election.