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The July 2nd, 2002 opening ballots of the Secretarial
Election held on June 10, 2002 to include the
At-Large Voting of the determination of the Secretary
and Treasurer of the Three Affiliated Tribes was
voted down.
The yes votes tallied 276 and the no votes tallied
408, which will then leave the council at the
number of seven and the continued appointment
of the Secretary and Treasurer from among the
Tribal Council Segment Representatives.
The results as posted by the Election Board Chairman,
Angus Fox, Acting Superintendent of the Fort Berthold
Agency states in it entirety:
CERTIFICATION
OF OFFICIAL RESULTS
OF
JUNE 10, 2002 SECRETARIAL ELECTION THREE AFFILIATED
TRIBES FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION
Pursuant to Article X of the Constitution, of
the Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council
adopted Resolution 01-215-MWJR. The issue presented
to Tribal voters on the ballot was proposing
a change in the Tribe's Constitution to increase
the Tribal Business Council membership from
seven (7) to nine (9), by adding two (2) elected
officials, including a Treasurer and a Secretary
to be elected at large at the General Election.
The Tribal Election Board hereby formally certifies
the official results of the June 10, 2002 election
by mail that was properly conducted pursuant
to the Secretarial Election procedures set forth
in 25 CFR 81 as follows:
Yes
for
increasing the number of Council membership
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...276
No
do
not increase the number of Council membership
..
...408
As mandated by the procedure set for in 25 CFR
81, the validity and binding effect of the June
10, 2002 Secretarial Election is absolutely
conditioned on the satisfaction of the requirement
that valid ballots cast by a least thirty (30%)
of the total number of duly registered voters.
The Tribal Election Board hereby additionally
certifies that this requirement has been satisfied
in this election by virtue of valid ballots
having been cast by 700
of the total 1091
duly registered voters entitled to vote, in
accordance with 25 CFR 81.
Any qualified voter, within three (3) days following
the posting of the results of the Secretarial
Election, may challenge the election results
by filing with the Secretary through the officer
in charge the grounds for the challenge, together
with substantiating evidence.
If in the opinion of the Secretary, the objections
are valid and warrant a recount or new election,
the Secretary shall order a recount or a new
election. The results of the recount or new
shall be final.
Dated
this 2nd day of July, 2002.
TRIBAL
ELECTION BOARD
/s/_______________________________
Gary
Dickens
Special Election Board Member
/s/_______________________________
Angus
B. Fox, Acting Superintendent
Special Election Board Member
/s/_______________________________
Marti
Stevenson, Clerk
Special Election Board Member
/s/_______________________________
Joyce
Nolan, Clerk
Special Election Board Member
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