GRAND FORKS — A committee chairman of the District 42 Republicans has threatened to censure and remove the chairperson amid turmoil following the resignation of one of the district's two members of the state House of Representatives.

In a statement sent Thursday evening, Derrick Sherwood — who serves on the district's bylaws committee — issued what he called a "cease and desist notice" to Chairperson Kimberly Efta, accusing Efta of undermining party rules and trust. He claims Efta is acting unilaterally and refusing to acknowledge bylaws set by the district Republicans in order to fill the seat of Emily O'Brien, who resigned last month to move to Bismarck. Efta denies the accusations, saying she is following state Century Code.

"I have been fair in all of my communication," Efta said in

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