Matthew Box
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Matthew J. Box is chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
in southwestern Colorado
, USA
. He was elected in 2008 for a three year term and assumed the chairmanship on 21 December 2008. Box replaced Clement Frost as chairman.
In December 2010, Box faced a recall election
amid accusations of mismanagement and fraud, but the required 50% of registered voters did not vote, so the recall failed.
Box resigned from his post as Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on Feb. 10, 2011.
Box is the Bear Dance Chief of the Southern Ute. He is married to Hope Box and they have two children.
Southern Ute Indian Reservation
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation lies in southwestern Colorado, USA, along the northern border of New Mexico. Its territory consists of land from three counties; in descending order of surface area they are La Plata, Archuleta, and Montezuma Counties. The reservation has a land area of 1,058.785...
in southwestern Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was elected in 2008 for a three year term and assumed the chairmanship on 21 December 2008. Box replaced Clement Frost as chairman.
In December 2010, Box faced a recall election
Recall election
A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended...
amid accusations of mismanagement and fraud, but the required 50% of registered voters did not vote, so the recall failed.
Box resigned from his post as Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on Feb. 10, 2011.
Box is the Bear Dance Chief of the Southern Ute. He is married to Hope Box and they have two children.