BIA Announces Special Tribal Election of the Kiowa Business Committee
KIOWA INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA ELECTION NOTICE
Tribal members of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma are hereby advised a Special Tribal Election of the Business Committee for the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma will be held on September 17, 2016, for the purpose of voting on the following positions of the Kiowa Business Committee: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and four (4) Committeemen. The election will be conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma under the authority delegated by Article IV, Section 3, of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
You now have the opportunity to vote on the eight positions of the Kiowa Business Committee ("KBC").
Only tribal members who are 18 years of age or older on the date of this election and have registered with the Election Board for the Special Tribal Election of the KBC shall be entitled to vote in this election.
Any member who does not receive a Voter Registration Packet by mail or it has become lost may request a packet by calling 405/247-6673.
Voter Registration Forms must be received by the Election Board of the Special Tribal Election of the KBC at PO Box 1611, Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 by August 19, 2016.
This election is to be conducted by absentee ballots only. There will be no polling sites. If your Voter Registration Form is received by the deadline, you will automatically be mailed an absentee ballot. You will not need to make a separate request for an absentee ballot.
A member who meets the qualifications set forth in Article III, Section 4, of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, who desires to be a candidate for the KBC shall file a Declaration of Candidacy Form. You may request a Declaration of Candidacy Form by calling 405/247-6673. The Declaration of Candidacy Form shall be filed with the Election Board of the Special Tribal Election of the KBC at PO Box 1611, Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 by August 18, 2016.
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