PINE RIDGE - On Tuesday, November 25, the OST Council passed a revised 2025 Election Code in preparation for the 2026 Tribal Election; the newly revised code included the provision that the Election Commission shall utilize electronic vote counting machines for the primary and general elections and with their attorney may make rules/procedures that are fair and equitable in an instance where this code does not address the issue and may choose to select an Election Commission or to hire a firm or company or neutral third party entity in accordance with the tribe’s procurement laws at least six months...
