In the Tribe’s first ever mail-in elections process, due to Covid-19 forcing closure of the annual General Council meeting, ballots were sent out on July 3rd, 2020 to 816 eligible tribal member voters based on their addresses on record with the tribe’s enrollment office. 419 valid ballots were received by July 25th, 2020. Ballots were counted at 1:30 PM on July 25th, 2020 by the Elections Consultant, MKElections (http://mkelections.com) with Candidate Representatives present along with Law Enforcement, The Elections Committee, Legal, and Tribal Administration. These are the official results of 2020 General Election based one the 419 ballots received of the 816 eligible voters.
Council ChairKristopher Peters Vincent Henry, Sr. Arnold Cooper Charlene Krise Vicki Kruger Joshua Mason |
Council Member 1Andy Whitener Beverly Hawks Marcella Cooper Patricia Green Sally Brownfield Joanne Decicio |
Council Member 2David Whitener Jr. Michael Ogden Redwolf Krise Steve Sigo Misti Saenz-Garcia Janita Raham Patrick Whitener Steven Dorland |
Kristopher Peters has more than 50% of the votes and has been elected Council Chairman.
Congratulations Chairman Kristopher Peters!
There will be a Run-Off for Council Member 1 and Council Member 2 as follows:
Completed Ballots must be received by August 22, 2020
Council Member 1
Beverly Hawks | Profile Page | Acceptance Video |
Andy Whitener | Profile Page | Acceptance Video |
Council Member 2
Michael Ogden | Profile Page | Acceptance Video |
David Whitener Jr. | Profile Page | Acceptance Video |