1402 Recall Petitions

1402 Recall Petitions

ยง 1402 Recall Petitions

A. After receipt of the written request, the Election Board shall issue the Official Recall Petition similar to Form H, to the tribal member(s) who initiated the recall. The tribal member(s) shall have sixty (60) days to collect the signatures from thirty percent (30%) of the eligible voters of the Tribe.
B. Individual Official Recall Petitions shall be circulated for each Tribal Council Member who is subject to recall. A maximum of three (3) Tribal Council Members may be recalled at one time.
C. Each eligible voter of the Tribe shall have the right, exercisable freely and without restraint or coercion of any kind, to sign a recall petition.
D. Completed Official Recall Petitions shall be submitted to the Election Board.
E. The Election Board shall verify the signatures on an Official Recall Petition within ten (10) days of receipt of such Petition.

[Legislative History: Enacted by Resolution No. 97-12, 3/19/1997; Amendment and Restatement by Resolution No. 2019-162, 12/18/2019]

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