Section GOV.03.05 — Nomination At The Caucus

The caucus shall be conducted by the Election Board as follows:

(a) After calling the caucus to order, the Election Board judge shall identify each office that is up for election during that election cycle. The Election Board will then identify each office and accept nominations from the floor for that office.

(b) Individuals may be nominated for more than one (1) office, but may not run for more than one (1) office.

(c) After each nomination, the name of each individual shall be read aloud and each individual so named shall require that at least one (1) additional support affirmation be heard from the caucus. At the completion of the nomination process, the Election Board judge shall declare the caucus closed.

(d) The Election Board shall contact via the U.S. Mail, certified, each candidate so nominated to determine whether that individual accepts or declines such nomination. Acceptance/Declination letters must be received by the Tribal Secretary, in a sealed envelope identified as being for Election Acceptance/Declination on the outside, at least one week prior to the scheduled election. The Tribal Secretary shall maintain the sealed envelopes in a secure fashion until they are delivered to the Election Board.

(e) The names of all those so nominated shall then be recorded by the Election Board, which shall certify the results and post said results in conspicuous places within the community including the tribal website, tribal headquarters, the clinic, housing, the elderly center, the tribal newspaper and other newspapers as may be necessary.

(f) Only tribal members eligible to vote are allowed to participate in the caucus.