Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

ELE.1.5.040 Primary Ballot Order

(a) The names of all nominees shall be drawn from a "hat" and placed in that order on the official ballot, provided the following requirements have been met:

(1) The Nominee has signed the "Acceptance Form" (Attachment "C") within the three (3) working days allowed pursuant to ELE.1.5.020;

(2) The Nominee has completed the "Prerequisite Certification for Primary Ballot" within the three (3) working days allowed pursuant to ELE.1.5.020; and

(3) The Nominee has received verbal notification from the LCO Human Resources Department that they have satisfied the prerequisites established in ELE.1.5.030; or received an order from the Tribal Court overturning the Election Committee's determination that they have failed to meet the prerequisites established in ELE.1.5.030.

(b) In the event that a nominee subsequently withdraws or is disqualified from the Election, the nominees shall be moved up in proper order.