(a) Within 14 calendar days of the last day of filing of the petition for candidacy, the Election
Committee shall determine the eligibility of candidates in conformity with the Constitution of the
Spokane Tribe and the Revised Spokane Law and Order Code.
(b) In determining the eligibility of the candidates, the Committee shall provide the Tribal Council
with:
(1) A list of all the candidates certified by the Committee to be eligible candidates.
(2) Notices containing a list of candidates and the rules of the election as determined by this
Code.
(3) The Tribal Council and the Election Committee shall ensure that these notices are posted
in conspicuous places at least 10 calendar days before the election.
Section 32-9 Polling Places
32-9.01 Polling Places.
(a) Tribal voters shall exercise their right to vote in person at a designated voting place.
(b) The polling places shall be as follows:
(1) Alfred McCoy Administration Building, Wellpinit
(2) Community Center, West End
(3) TANF building, 232 E. Lyons Avenue, Spokane, Washington.
(c) If any of the above is not available for polling for any reason, the Committee shall recommend
to the Tribal Council, and the Tribal Council shall approve any change to the election polling
places.
32-9.03 Rules of the Polling Places. The Election Committee and the Election Boards shall ensure that the
following rules and procedures are enforced strictly on Election Day:
(a) Polls shall be open on Election Day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(1) Polling place doors shall be locked at 8:00 p.m.
(2) People still in line at 8:00 p.m. shall be allowed to vote.
(b) Voting shall be by means of secret ballot.
(c) Any qualified voter who, because of disability, is unable to read or write in casting the voter’s
ballot, may be assisted by a person of the voter’s choosing.
(d) Campaigning or loitering shall not be permitted within 200 feet of any polling place.
(e) No candidate shall come within 200 feet of the polling place except for the purpose of casting
the candidate’s ballot.
(f) Any qualified voter may challenge the eligibility of any voter to vote.
(1) The Election Board shall place any ballot cast by any person so challenged into an
envelope, seal the envelope, and mark the envelope as a “Contested Vote” with the
name of the voter.
(2) The envelope shall be delivered to the Election Committee, which shall determine the
question of eligibility.
Section 32-11 Run-Off Election
32-11.01 Run Off Election for Candidates.
(a) If the top 2 candidates for an elective office are tied, or no candidate for an elective office has
received 50% or more of the total votes cast for that office in the General Election, the
Committee shall conduct a runoff election the 2nd Saturday after the General Election.
(b) Only those candidates who tied or received the most votes for a particular office shall be on the
runoff ballot.
Section 32-13 Election Disputes
32-13.01 Election Disputes.
(a) Any Tribal member who disputes the validity of a vote, or who challenges any aspect of an
election, shall do so in writing and shall submit the written challenge to the Committee within 36
hours after the posting of the official results.
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