Keetoowah Tribal Election Eligible Voter's List to be Available May 1

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma will be holding their tribal election in November 2008. All elected offices and council representative seats will be opened for the upcoming election. The Chief, Assistant Chief, Secretary and Treasurer Officers are elected for four-year terms, Council Representatives are elected for two-year terms. To ensure all tribal elections run smoothly the UKB Election Board, which is appointed and approved by the tribal council, works with the Enrollment Department to provide tribal members the opportunity to make changes in their enrollment in order to be eligible to vote in their tribal elections.

According to the United Keetoowah Band election ordinances there will be a Preliminary Voters' List available for the public beginning May 1. This preliminary voters' list will be displayed for thirty-days for public inspection at the UKB Election Office located on Hwy 51 west just east of Hulbert, OK. Office hours for the UKB Election Office are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

From May 1 to June 2, any person may inspect the preliminary voters' list, and if their names are not listed as an eligible voter they have until 5 p.m. on June 2 to challenge this voters' list, they may come to the UKB Enrollment Department in Tahlequah where they can apply to have their names added or change of address corrected to the voting list. After June 2, the UKB Secretary will have until June 10 to render a determination on all requests by the individuals seeking changes to the list of eligible voters.

If a member listed on the voting list is deceased, a family member must present a death certificate or a copy of an obituary of the deceased to the Enrollment Department to have the name deleted off the voting list.

A Final List of Eligible Voters will be available on Thursday, July 31. This list will be displayed at the UKB Election Board office, Hwy 51 west, east of Hulbert, OK for public viewing. The list will only contain names of eligible voters for the November tribal election. No names or change of address can be added to the final list. For more information, call the UKB Election Board at (918) 772-3773.