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Little Shell Tribe 2004 Election Info
2004 LST Election Absentee Ballot Request Form available here.
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You may make copies of this Absentee Ballot Request form to pass out to as many tribal members you can.
Note from E-Mail by Election Committee Chairman Mark Landrie dated Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:08 PM: "Please feel free to print and pass this to as many members that you come in contact with."
Please mail this form back to:
Elections Committee
PO Box 849
Chinook, MT 59523.
You must enclose a self addressed, stamped #10 envelope with your absentee ballot request form.
No Absentee Ballot Request Forms will be accepted via email.
The Elections Committee requires your original signature for legal proof of your vote.
Requests for an absentee ballot will be accepted between 4 Sep 2004 and 12 Nov 2004 and must have been post marked on or between those dates.
IMPORTANT NOTE to Oversea's and Out-Of-State Members: Please request your Absentee ballot ASAP so it will arrive and you will be able to return it so your VOTE will Count!
Please check the Little Shell Official Election Committee Forum for Updated Information on LST Constitutional amendments, Election Committee Members, Election Committee Mission Statement, and Election Rules.
Election day for the Little Shell Tribal Executive Board is fast approaching. Little Shell Tribe Executive Board Elections
Election day is December 11, 2004.
Webmaster LittleShellTribe.com Note: Mark Landrie, chairman of the Election Committee, has informed me that the Official Date of the election will be December 11, 2004. Contact the main office for accurate information. I will post here the dates, times, and places when that information becomes available.
Click here for Full Little Shell Election Information On August 9, 2003, Enrolled Members of the Little Shell Tribe elected an Interim Tribal Council in a special Election to serve till November 6, 2004 at which time a Normal Tribal Constitutional Election will be held for the Tribal Council Seats. The Special Election was held to settle an election dispute that arose during the 2000 Tribal Constitutional Election. The Dispute was taken outside the Tribe to the Montana State Courts that Culminated in a Montana Supreme Court Decision that declined to intervene in the internal dispute and affirmed the Little Shell's Tribe Sovereignty. With Pressure from NARF, Enrolled Members of the Tribe, and other groups representing the Tribe in Federal Recognition, an agreement was signed that provided for a Special Election to "Legitimize" our Tribal Council.
Webmaster LittleShellTribe.com Note: The Election has been delayed from November 6th to December 11th due to Administration Delays by the Interm Tribal Council in setting up the Election Committee.
The time has now come to elect a new Tribal Council in compliance of our Tribal Constitution.
If you want to run for the Tribal Executive Board, Our Tribal Constitution requires that All Officers must be qualified members of the Tribe (Article 1, Section 1). This means you must be enrolled in the tribe and must not be found guilty of a felony or misdemeanor involving dishonesty in any Indian, State or Federal Court. (Article 1, Section V.). Nominee Regulations
Send your Nomination form to : Your Submission for Nominating yourself or someone else by Nominations for office will only be accepted between 9 Oct 2004 and 22 Oct 2004
Nomination forms and payment must be received by the Elections Committee no later then 22 Oct 2004 or have been post marked on or between the dates above
Elections Committee
PO Box 849
CHINOOK, MT 59523
Official Nomination Request Form
Information for Perspective Candidates
Full Rules regarding Nominee Applications can be found here: Nominee Regulations
If you want your Bio to appear in the next Newsletter for your Candidacy, the form for submission can be found here: Bio & Brief Sheet
NOTE: October 22, 2004 at midnight is the deadline for the bio submission, so get it in now!!
The governing body of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is known as the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and all Area Council Members. The Executive committee shall consist of any five (5) council members. The Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum, to conduct business on the Executive Board’s behalf. Elections shall be held every two years, for each Council member, every four (4) years for the executive officers. The President, Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected by majority vote of the council members of the Tribe by secret ballot. District council members shall be elected in the manner prescribed by that particular district’s voters. District council members shall be able to vote for all members of his or her district with their permission at State level meetings.
Previous Elections require that Candidates for the Council provide the Office with a Criminal Background report at the time you Register your intention to run.
Each candidate, must obtain a current certified background check from the State of Montana Criminal Records. PO Box 201403, Helena, MT. 59620. They will need your Social Security Number, Date of Birth and the cost is approx. $8.00. This must be mailed to the Little Shell Tribal Office c/o The Election Committee, PO Box 1384, 1807 3rd St NW, Great Falls Mt. 59404..
Webmaster LittleShellTribe.com Note: The Latest Newsletter from the main office states that only previous area representatives are eligible to run for office, this is NOT true, Our Constitution states that ALL qualified members of the Tribe are eligible to run for office (Article 1, Section 1). There has been no amendment to our constitution voted on by members of the tribe in any special elections stating otherwise. So, if you want to run, you can.
***Webmaster Note: The Council has confirmed that ALL Eligable Members will be allowed to run for Executive Board Positions.
The Council is also looking for volunteers for Area Representatives to organize Tribal meetings and events in their areas. Contact the Main Office to apply to become an Area Representative or to register as a candidate for the Tribal Council Executive Board.
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The Little Shell Tribe Newsletter is FREE to all Enrolled Tribal Members. It is published 12 months a year and is supported by particle funding by the Little Shell Tobacco Abuse Prevention Program. To place your name on the list for the newsletter, Click Here to get the Address/phone number to request your name and address be placed on the newsletter subscription list. The Contact is Toni Jo Atchison, Tobacco Abuse Prevention Specialist
By the LittleShellTribe.com Webmaster: Toni Jo Atchison, Little Shell Tobacco Abuse Prevention Specialist Announces Tribal Newsletter is FREE to Tribal Members
Toni Jo Atchison, Little Shell Tribal Tobacco Abuse Prevention Specialist has announced that the Tribal newsletter is FREE to all Enrolled Tribal Members. Previously, a subscription of $10 was required for the newsletter and was published quartely. The subscription cost covered monies that funded the creation, mailing of the newsletter, along with helping with office expenses. Now, with funding provided in part under a contract with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, and the Little Shell Tobacco Abuse Prevention Program, the Newsletter will be published 12 months a year. To place your name on the List for the newsletter (if you do not currently receive it), contact Toni Jo at the main office or write a letter requesting your name to be placed on it. Tribal and Non-Tribal members are still welcome and are encourgaged to send donations to the Office to help with tribal expenses.
To view the Little Shell Tribal Tobacco Prevention Program, Click Here
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In order for the tribal government to operate and represent the members of the Little Shell Tribe through the Federal Recoginition process and enrollment, there is an immediate need for operating funds for office rent, clerical supplies, mailing, telephone services, and copier payments. Any size donation will help our tribe keep the doors open. Many thanks to the people who have contributed to the LST
Webmaster Note: This website and domain is not paid for by any funds sent to the LST. I pay for this out of my own pocket and have donated it's pages to the cause of the Little Shell Tribal members.
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