Red Lake Nation Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. says he will not step down

A sprawling district in northeast Minnesota could determine who controls the state Senate. It’s a political rematch that's drawing a huge amount of outside money. Four years ago DFLer Grant Hauschild defeated GOP challenger Andrea Zupancich by about 700 votes. This year could be just as close. The DFL once dominated the region. Now Hauschild is the only remaining Democratic legislator.

Starting this week, Minneapolis voters can take advantage of expanded early voting hours and special one-day pop-up locations around the city. The first pop-up location was at Webber Community Center in North Minneapolis. Minneapolis voters can find early voting locations and hours on the city's website. Voters statewide can find more voting information by going online to mnvotes.org. Election Day is Nov. 3.

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In a written statement released Monday, Red Lake Nation Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. said he will not step down from his elected position. Official notice of Seki's resignation was shared on social media late last week after the Interior Department found legal justification for last month's Bureau of Indian Affairs takeover of the tribe’s family and children’s services program. In a formal notice to the Red Lake Nation Tribal Council, Seki said he has not resigned. He wrote that he will continue his duties as an elected official.

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Red Lake chair says he will not step down from elected position