NOTICE OF ELECTION
ELECTION FOR TRIBAL CHIEF AND VICE TRIBAL CHIEF
JULY 20, 2012
Nominations for the position of Tribal Chief and the Vice-Tribal Chief will be open June 11, 2012 and will close on June 22, 2012. Prior to June 28, 2012, candidates must indicate in writing whether they accept or decline the nomination. All written acceptances must be received on or before June 27, 2012 at 4:00pm in order for the candidates name to appear on the ballot. All candidates nominated must be of Carrier or Sekani ancestry 18 years of age or older, and be a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands, as outlined in “Criteria of Eligible Voters.” Once nominations are accepted, the candidates will be well publicized in the communities.
ELECTION
An election date has been set for July 20, 2012, from 8:00am until 8:00pm with an advance polling date July 15th from 12 noon until 8:00pm. The date, location and times will promptly be publicized in the Member Communities. Community Polling Stations will be established in the Member Bands’ Communities, and a Polling Station in Prince George, B.C. at the CSTC Administration Office, #200 1460-6th Avenue, Prince George, B.C. Once the polling stations are closed, the Community Returning Officers will count the ballots and immediately notify the Chief Electoral Officer by telephone. The results of the election will be announced by the Chief Electoral Officer once all the results are in and totaled. Ratification and confirmation will be announced at the 2012 Annual General Assembly. At this time, the Tribal Chief and Vice-Tribal Chief will officially be sworn into Office.
Loreen Suhr/ Annalise Stillwell
Chief Electoral Officers
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Phone: 1-250-964-1016
Fax: 1-250-964-1018
loreensuhr@telus.net
annaclay@telus.net
All candidates nominated must be of Carrier or Sekani ancestry 18 years of age or older, and be a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands, as outlined in “Criteria of Eligible Voters.” Once nominations are accepted, the candidates will be well publicized in the communities.