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TAHLEQUAH – Bobby Slover, the losing Dist. 2 candidate in the Cherokee Nation’s July 24’s runoff race, was charged prior to the election with accepting an illegal campaign contribution. The CN Attorney General’s Office filed the charge July 21, contending that Slover, 63, of Tahlequah, “unlawfully and knowingly” accepted a $1,000 campaign donation from a legal entity, which is prohibited. The tribe’s Election Commission rescheduled a July 29 hearing for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 2 instead to address the attorney general’s accusation against Slover. The special mee...

CNHI Oklahoma 4 hrs ago A candidate in an upcoming Cherokee Nation run-off election was charged Wednesday with accepting an illegal campaign contribution. CN Attorney General Sara Hill filed the charges against Bobby Slover, candidate for the District 2 Tribal Council seat. The complaint alleges he knowingly accepted a contribution of $1,000 from a legal entity, which is a crime under the tribe’s election law. An arrest warrant was issued for Slover, who turned himself into the Cherokee County Detention Center and was given a $1,000 bond. In his affidavit of probable cause for the warran...

The Cherokee Nation’s four runoff races for Tribal Council seats are scheduled for July 24.