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TRIBAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - SEPTEMBER 12 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
TRIBAL DEPOT OFFICE - 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
WHO MAY VOTE:
Any duly enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu
nity of Oregon who will be 18 years of age or older on the date of any scheduled election
shaU have the right to vote m the election. Duly enrolled member" shall mean any person
who has been accepted as a member of the Tribe in accordance with the Tribal enrollment
ordiance adopted pursuant to Article V of the Grand Ronde Constitution or in accordance
with section 7 of the Grand Ronde Restoration Act
ANNUAL ELECTIONS:
At the Tribal Council election in September 1987, the three (3) members receiving
the highest number of votes shaU be elected to three (3) year terms, the three (3) members
receiving the next highest number of votes wM be eleded to two (2) year terms, and the
three (3) members receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected on one (1)
year terms.
Thereafter, there shaU be annual elections in September and, in order to maintain the
concept of staggered terms of office, all Tribal Council members shall be elected to three
(3) year terms or until their successors are duty elected and installed.
ELECTION BOARD:
Chair -Bonnie Martin, Vice-Chair-Ivanetta Cook, Secretary-Sharon Hanson,
Alternates: Lois Butler, Jeanne Larsen, and Ten Holsclaw.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS:
Absentee Ballots must be mailed or hand delivered to the Election Board at the
Grand Ronde Tribal Office, P.O. Box 38, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347, and delivered
no later than 6,-OOp.m. on September 12, 1987.
My Dear Tribal Members,
August has been a very busy month for the Tribal
Council. On August 10th, Congressman Les AuCoin
conducted a local hearing at Grand Ronde Elementary
School regarding the Tribe's reservation plan. Atten
dance was estimated at 200 people.
Many people traveled a long way to support our
reservation proposal. These people included Mike
Clements and Delbert Frank from the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs; Marjean Whitehouse from the
Jefferson County Chamber of Commence in Madras,
fomer tribal restoration coordinator, Elizabeth Furse
from Hillsboro and Peter Murphy, representing
Murphy Lumber from Springfield, Oregon.
These people and many others presented excellent
testimony on our behalf and we are deeply gratified for
their support
As of now, Congress is In recess and will reconvene on
September 10th. I urge every one of you to continue to
write letters in support of a 15,665 acre reservation. It
is very important to let the Congressional delegation
know of your support as the process begins to be wind
down.
I also wish to thank all of the people who participated
in this year's annual pow wow. The first person I wish
to thank is Val Grout and her children, men you are
preparing a meal for 1,000 people, one can appreciate
the extremely hard work this took.
My thanks to Joann McClary and Mary Ring for
coordinating the tribal pageant, the first ever. Also, the
Council thanks Greg Archuleta, for all the hard work
he did during the Pow wow and the clean-up afterward.
There just Isn't enough room for me to list all of the
people who pitched in for this year's pow wow, but the
Tribal Council knows, and greatly appreciates all the
hard work done to make this important annual event a
great success.
MarkMercier
Tribal Chairman
SAMPLE ELECTION BALLOT:
TRIBAL COUNCIL ELECTION
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wOU MAY VOTE POX CANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL ELECTION. PLACE AN "V
BY THE NAME Of BACH PERSON YOU WISH TO VOTE POR. YOU MAY NOT
blVE ANY CANDIDATE MORE THAN ONE VOTE. ANY BALLOT WITH MORB
biANt TOTAL VOTES IHALL BE IN V AUDI IP YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, THE
ELECTION BOARD MBMBERS W1LLHELT YOU
.OROVT, VALARBN8
-HARRISON, KATHKYN
HAUa CARMEN
UBONTB, BUOENB
-LENO, MERLE
LENO, RUSSELL
, MOCNK3HT, RAYMOND
-MERCER, MARK
. FemTB. HENRY
. PORTER, RILEY
. FROVOST, KATHY
. ROBERTSON, CANDY
. SUFTA, PATRICIA "ALLEN
WUTE-tN CANDIDATES
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CONTACT THE FOLLOWING CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION TO SUPPORT THE TRIBES'
RESERVATION PLAN.
1st District Rep. Les AuCoin
2519 Rayburn House Office Eldg.
Washington D.C 20515
US. Senator Mark O. Hatfield
322 Hart Senate Eldg
Washington, D.C. 20510
UJS. Senator Bob Packwood
259 Russell Senate Office Eldg.
Washington D.C. 20510
4th District Rep. Peter DeFario
(member of Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee)
1729 Longworth House Office Eldg.
Washington, D.C. 2C515