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MASHPEE A tribal court judge ruled Thursday that mail-in voting is against the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe s constitution and ordered that the upcoming general election be rescheduled so it can be held in person.
Amanda L. WhiteEagle, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Alternate District Court Judge, wrote in her order granting the plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction that the planned March 26 election using mail-in voting and/or voting by ballot drop box because of the pandemic would violate the tribe’s constitution.
“The Constitution is the supreme law, and ordinances are to be consistent with the constitutional letter and spirit,” WhiteEagle said in the order.