ELE.1.4.020 Voting Procedure
(a) At the Polling Site. The Election Committee Chairperson shall deliver all election material to the tellers by 8:00 a.m. on the day of the election. Voters shall proceed as follows:
(1) Tellers shall check all voters for membership status. At this time positive identification may be required prior to voting.
(2) All members who wish to vote shall sign on the voter's registration list.
(3) Voters shall receive the official ballot, take it to the voting booth and mark appropriately, and return it to the ballot box, where an observer shall witness the ballot being placed in the ballot box.
(b) Election Day Duties of the Election Committee Members.
(1) Check age and membership status. This shall be done by checking the voters list.
(2) Observe the signing of the registration book. This teller shall sign in each voter with updated address in logbook.
(3) Hand out official ballot with the Teller's initial on each ballot. The ballot cannot be initialed in advance but must be initialed just prior to handing to voter.
(4) Observe ballot being placed in the ballot box and assist voters with the voting process.
(c) Controversial Ballot Procedure. Should a voter's eligibility to vote be challenged, the voter shall proceed as above, except the ballot shall be given to the teller in charge of the ballot box. The reason for the controversy shall be stated on the envelope. The teller shall place the ballot in a small envelope, initial the envelope, and seal it. The ballot shall then be placed in the ballot box. The teller shall then inform the voter that the Election Committee shall decide the issue at the same time the ballots are counted after the closing of the polls. This shall be done in the Tribal Administration Building.
(d) Cast Ballots. In the event there are no challenges to the election results, the cast ballots shall be destroyed, by means of shredding or burning, at a time frame that is determined by the Election Committee, but at no time shall the cast ballots be destroyed before all tribal remedies under this Code are exhausted.