Vote delayed on dissolving town targeted by supremacist

LEITH, N.D. – A vote has been delayed on whether to dissolve the small North Dakota town of Leith that drew international headlines in 2013 when a white supremacist unsuccessfully tried to take it over.

Some residents are worried that two write-in candidates elected to the town’s council earlier this year might rekindle antagonism. A vote was scheduled Monday on whether to end the town’s incorporated status and turn its official affairs over to Grant County.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that vote has been rescheduled to be part of the November general election, to comply with state election laws.

White supremacist Craig Cobb recently finished serving four years of probation for terrorizing residents of Leith.

Mayor Ryan Schock has said he hopes dissolving the town’s government will be the end of Cobb’s legacy and the division in Leith.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com