ELE.1.2.010

The following terms, wherever used in this ordinance, shall be construed to apply as follows:

(a) "Candidate" means a nominee that has signed the "Acceptance Form" within the three (3) working days allowed pursuant to ELE.1.5.020 and satisfied the prerequisite requirements pursuant to ELE.1.5.030 and ELE.1.5.060 or a write-in candidate who satisfied the prerequisite requirements pursuant to ELE.1.5.030 and ELE.1.5.060.

(b) "Direct Relation" means a candidate's mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, or immediate household companion (in the case where individuals may be common-law companions, and/or have children in the same household).

(c) "Drug Offense" means the unlawful use, cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic or prescription medication for which the person does not maintain a current valid prescription.

(d) "Election Committee" or "Committee" means the Committee established on the day of the Caucus as established pursuant to ELE.1.5.010 (c), including the non-voting Enrollment Clerk position.

(e) "Election Day Worker" means Election Committee members, Enrollment Clerk, and Security Officers.

(f) "Electorate" means the tribal members who meet the requirements to be eligible to vote in a particular election.

(g) "Eligible Voter" means those members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians who are, or shall be, eighteen (18) years of age or older, on or before the day of the election, and meet the necessary membership requirements, pursuant to Chapter CTZ.1 of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code of Law — Enrollment Code, shall be eligible to vote on Election Day at designated polling sites as stated in Article IV, § 1 of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(h) "Enrollment Clerk" means the designated individual Election Committee member from the Enrollment Department.

(i) "Enrollment Department" or "Department" means the Enrollment Department of the Tribe.

(j) "Executive Committee" means the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Election Committee.

(k) "Invalid Ballot" means an official ballot discovered at the time the votes are counted which does not comply with the requirements for voting or is not an official ballot. An "Invalid Ballot" is not counted for determining the number of cast ballots.

(l) "Lac Courte Oreilles" or "LCO" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(m) "Meetings" means the meetings of the Election Committee.

(n) "Tribal Member" or "Member" means an individual meeting the membership requirements of, and on file in the Enrollment Department as, an enrolled with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(o) "Mutilated Ballot" means, as established in 25 CFR § 81.1, an official ballot that has been damaged to the extent that it is not possible to determine the choice the voter intended to make. The two kinds of "Mutilated Ballots" are as follows:

(1) A ballot that is mutilated and not cast. A mutilated ballot that has not been cast may be exchanged for a new one. If the need arises to exchange an absentee ballot, no additional time shall be provided for the new ballot to be received by the Election Committee.

(2) A ballot that is mutilated and cast. A mutilated ballot that has been cast shall not be counted in the same manner as a Spoiled Cast Ballot.

(p) "Nominee" means all persons nominated as candidates for election to the Tribal Governing Board, Election Committee members, or observers at the time of the Caucus, whether or not personally present.

(q) "Official Ballot" means, as established in 25 CFR § 81.1, a ballot prepared for use in an election.

(r) "Polling Sites" means the designated official voting sites for all Lac Courte Oreilles tribal elections.

(s) "Spoiled Ballot" means, as established in 25 CFR § 81.1, an official ballot that has been marked in such a way that it is not possible to determine the intent of the voter, a ballot that has not been marked at all, or one that has been marked so as to violate the secrecy of the ballot. The two kinds of "Spoiled Ballots" are as follows:

(1) A ballot that is spoiled and not cast. A spoiled ballot that has not been cast may be exchanged for a new one. If the need arises to exchange an absentee ballot, no additional time shall be provided for the new ballot to be reviewed by the Election Committee.

(2) A ballot that is spoiled and cast. A spoiled ballot that has been cast shall be counted in tabulating the total votes cast in conjunction with determining whether the required percentage of qualified voters has participated in the Election.

(t) "Tribal Court" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court.

(u) "Tribal Governing Board" means the Tribal Governing Board of Lac Courte Oreille Tribal Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(v) "Tribe" means the Lac Courte Oreille Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(w) "Tribal Membership" or "Membership" means the individuals who are enrolled with the Lac Court Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(x) "Working Day" means business days and excludes all observed holidays including tribal holidays.