(1) Owning property, having a post office box, or maintaining a secondary residence on the
Reservation shall not be sufficient to satisfy this provision.
(2) The candidate must have maintained their primary residence on the Spokane
Reservation.
(c) The candidate shall be at least 25 years of age and not more than 70 years of age as of the date
of the election.
(d) The candidate shall not have been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving
dishonesty.
(1) Such an ineligibility shall continue for a period of 5 years after conviction or 5 years after
completion of actual incarceration, whichever comes later.
32-7.03 Petition of Candidacy.
(a) Candidates shall qualify for a place on the ballot of the Spokane Tribe of Indians by filing with
the Election Committee a petition signed by not less than 20 qualified voters requesting that the
named person be listed on the ballot as a candidate for a specified Tribal office.
(b) A candidate for the Tribal Council shall identify the number of the position for which the
candidate is running.
(c) A candidate for the Tribal Council may run for only 1 position in any election.
(d) All candidates shall signature a declaration of residency and a release permitting the Election
Committee to a conduct criminal background investigation in accordance with the Tribal
constitutional requirement.
(e) Candidates shall file a petition for candidacy with the Election Committee no later than 4:00 p.m.
of the 36th calendar day before the scheduled election.
(1) The Election Committee member who receives the completed petition shall stamp or
notate the petition with the date and time of receipt, and provide a receipt or a copy of
the page with the petition stamp to the person filing the petition.
(2) If the day of filing falls on a weekend or holiday, the filing shall occur no later than the
business day immediately preceding the 36th calendar day before the scheduled
election.
(f) The Election Committee shall post the list of candidates at all polling places, and at other places
frequented by Tribal members, within 1 working day following the filing deadline.
(g) A qualified voter can signature more than 1 candidate’s petition, and can be counted as 1 of the
20 signatures required for certification.
32-7.05 Objections to Petition of Candidacy.
(a) Any Tribal member may challenge a petition for candidacy by submitting a written objection to
the Election Committee within 5 working days from the last day of filing.
(b) The Election Committee shall rule on the objection and respond formally, in writing, within 5
working days of the filing of the written objection.
(c) All written objections and the formal written responses of the Committee shall be public record
and shall be on file at the Tribal Offices in Wellpinit, WA.
(d) Any Tribal member aggrieved by a decision of the Election Committee regarding a petition for
candidacy may appeal immediately to the Spokane Tribal Court in conformity with the Law and
Order Code of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
(1) The Tribal Court shall hear the matter the next business day after the filing of the appeal
to ensure Resolution of the matter before Election Day.
(2) The aggrieved party has the burden of appealing immediately and if the aggrieved party
does not do so, the party cannot petition the Court for postponement of the election so
that the matter can be heard by the Court.
32-7.07 Certification of Candidates.
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