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.

MCC.4.3.060 Elections

(a) Process. Nominations for the Policy Council shall be received by3:00 at the end of the third week of the new school year. Letters will be sent home with each child asking for nominations as well as advertisements in local media. Nominations will be received for the following:

(1) Four (4) Head Start parents,

(2) Three (3) Early Head Start parents,

(3) One (l) Home Based parent,

(4) Two (2) Community representative from the local community: businesses; public or private community, civic, and professional organizations; and others who are familiar with resources and services for low-income children and families, including for example the parents of formerly enrolled children.

(b) Elections will be held by the fifth Friday after the beginning of the new school year.

(c) Parents from each Early Head Start Program shall vote to elect their representative and all parents and community members shall vote to elect the community representatives. Elections of the Policy Council shall be held by the first Friday of September. In the event of a tie, a name will be selected by the Policy Council at the first scheduled meeting of the Policy Council.