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A monthly publication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Vol. 28, No. 11, November 2000
Siletz Constitutional
Election Set for
December
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Siletz
Field Office, will conduct an election to
amend the Constitution of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. This will
be a federal election, not a tribal election.
A voter’s registration packet will be
sent to all tribal members of voting age, who
will have to register to vote in this federal
election. If you do not register specially
for this election, you will not be eligible
to vote. A voter’s registration form will be
included in the voter’s registration packet.
This notice is to inform you of the
federal election, the dates set for
conducting the election, and the
importance of registering specially for
this election. The following dates have
been established for conducting the
election:
Oct. 13, 2000: Voter’s registration packet
and registration forms sent to all tribal
members of voting age.
Nov. 9, 2000: Registration forms must be
postmarked or received by the BIA
Siletz Field Office on or before this date.
Registration therefore closes at 4 p.m.
on this date. If you do not register
specially for this election, you will not
be eligible to vote.
Nov. 16, 2000:The official list of registered
voters will be posted in alphabetical
order at various public locations
for review.
Nov. 17, 2000: Ballots sent to all eligible
registered voters.
The final mile of Run to the Rogue VI. See articles and photos on pages 13-16.
Nov. 27,2000:
End of dispute
period for names on official registered
voters’ list.
Dec. 7, 2000: Election Day. Ballots are due
at the BIA Siletz Field Office no later
than noon on this day.
Election results will be posted on the
front doors of the Siletz Tribal administration
building and the BIA Siletz Field Office, and
will be faxed to the tribal area offices in
Eugene, Salem, and Portland for posting
immediately upon completion of the
ballot count.
Details of how to register and due
dates for the election are included in the
voter’s registration packet.
Note: If you have changed your name
or address and have not informed the tribe,
please notify the tribal Enrollment Office.
What’s Inside
Letters to the Editor
Chairman’s Report
Tribal Programs
Run to the Rogue
Timesheets
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
Notices
Tribal History
Passages
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
P.O. Box549
Siletz, OR 97380
University of Oregon Library
Received on: 11-07-00
Siletz news
Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner, General Manager
and Editor-In-Chief
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