The raucous Council meeting was packed with an audience full of angry shouting tribal members. Despite the extraordinary opposition and shouts of condemnation, Cedric Cromwell lead the effort to reinstate his sister-in-law as chair of the election committee. Clearly desperate to hold on to power at any cost, Cromwell was engaging in methods used by Republicans to suppress voter turnout.
Attorney Mark Tilden, a Navajo, has taken a prominent role in crafting the suppression plan. Tilden has denied all challenges to the voter election list and pulls the strings for Kimmie Frye “SR” Cromwell’s sister-in-law. Frye has no experience in conducting elections. She works in the Health Department with her sister Cheryl Frye Cromwell.
Cromwell’s support is very thin among core Tribal members and he is attempting to discourage them from voting. This latest move may have the reverse affect. When similar attempts were made around the country voters stood in line for up to 7 hours to cast ballots for Barack Obama.
