Section 3.

The First Election. The first election of Tribal Council Members under this constitution shall be held on the first Saturday of May 1997. The incumbent President and Vice President of the Tribal Council as of the date of the adoption of this constitution shall remain in office until the general election to be held in May 1999. The incumbent Tribal Council shall select an incumbent Area Council Member from the northern area and an incumbent Area Council Member from the southern area who shall both remain in office until the general election to be held in May 1999. The remaining three (3) seats on the Tribal Council shall be declared vacant for purposes of the first election. These three (3) vacant seats shall include one (1) seat from the northern area, one (1) seat from the southern area, and one (1) seat at-large. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each vacant council seat in the first election in 1997 shall be declared the winners and shall serve four year terms until the general election to be held in May 2001. The first election shall be held in accordance with all other applicable provisions of this constitution and applicable ordinances.