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Christmas tree recycling, wing dress class Pages 8 and 13 c Adams family reunion, spokespeople, Medal of Valor Pages 14-15 I | When to call the doctor; bacteria, virus, or allergy Pages 19-20 Comedy, Coastal Carvers, and Smokey Robinson Pages 21-22 — . 06 S5P3 no, 1 -Tannar y 2005 S iletz N ews federated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 33, No. 1 January 2005 2005 Election Sees Electronic Ballot Counting On Dec. 8, the Siletz Tribal Coun cil approved a revision to the Election Ordinance to allow electronic counting of the ballots beginning with the 2005 election. This will allow for a faster counting of ballots on Election Day. The revision of the Election Ordi nance allows for electronic counting and changes the voting procedures only on how tribal members will mark their ballot. Instead of placing an “X” next to the names of the three candidates for whom you are voting, you will use a #2 pencil to draw a line (fill in an arrow) next to the names of your three candidates. The ballot will then be placed in a ballot envelope and this envelope will go into a signature envelope for mail ing. The process will be similar to the voting procedure used by the state of Oregon and many other states in their mail-in ballot elections. Tribal members who wish to vote in person on Election Day will still be able to do so and will complete their ballot and enter it into the ballot counting ma chine themselves. After the polls close Police Chief Denis Bosque of the Siletz Tribal Police Department is named Employee of theYear for 2004. He was honored at the employee winter all-staff meeting for his “stabilizing and positive influence for the Tribal Police Depart ment. His is consistently understaffed and yet the department still manages to respond to critical calls, no matter what day or time it is. Often it is Denis himself who is called out in the middle of the night to respond, and without fail he always makes himself available. ” What’s Inside Letters to the Editor Chairman’s Report Vice Chairman’s Report Tribal Program News Tribal Member News 2 3 5 6 13 Notices Tribal Council Timesheets Siletz Clinic Chinook Winds Passages 16 17 19 21 23 on Election Day, mailed-in ballots will be counted using a machine that reads the votes on each ballot. This process should take considerably less time to perform and receive final accurate election results. The Election Board has contracted with Automated Election Services to provide this service. This business has provided this service to states for their elections as well as other tribes, includ ing Grand Ronde. The ballots will be mailed from Automated Election Services offices lo cated in Albuquerque, N.M., and ballots still will be returned to the Siletz Elec tion Board address in Siletz. The remain ing Election Board procedures will remain the same per the Election Ordinance. If you would like a copy of the Election Ordinance, please contact the executive secretary to Tribal Council at 1 -800-922-1399 or 541 -444-2532. If you have any questions on the electronic ballot counting procedure, please contact Dan VanOtten, tribal election director, at 1 -800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532. See sample ballot and tribal election deadlines on page 14 < ■ Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz. OR 97380-0549 Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief PRESORTED FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SILETZ, OR PERMIT NO. 2
