Seminar Information - Montana & Associates

2nd Annual Tribal Elections Today Conference

"Fair and impartial elections that promote the best interest of the tribal membership as a whole, must be the primary goal of any tribal government." Pat McLauglin, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Councilmember.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

"*Throughout the existence of tribes under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 and otherwise, tribal governments have conducted elections for tribal leaders and pursuant to issues under a referendum type of election. Some special elections are now being conducted due to vacancies, deaths, removal, recall and constitutional amendments of tribal constitutions. *This Seminar is designed to review and identify problem areas relating to the tribal election processes; so that tribal law may be improved through the protection of all tribal member’s procedural due process and the substantivel processes that will guard the integrity of all elections. * Without an understanding of the standard election processes, it is extremely difficult for any tribal election official to conduct and oversee, an effective approach to handle election problems and conflicts. Those conflicts may be dealt with in a professional manner that protects the political integrity of the tribe and the general welfare of the tribe. A very important seminar for all interested tribal members and election officials."

COURSE CONTENT

I.	TRIBAL ELECTIONS TODAY

A.	BIA processes;

B.	Federal oversight;

C.	Tribal authority;

D.	Tribal Constitutional review.

II.

USING CENSUS FIGURES

A.	Tribal Enrollment Statistics;

B.	BIA review of results;

C.	Election Committee duties;

Ballots.

III.

VOTING JURISDICTION AS TRIBAL & STATE

A.	Historic prospective;

B.	U.S. Constitutional mandates;

C.	Enforcement of rights;

D.	Redistricting & Reapportionment.

IV.

INDIAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

A.	Substantive provisions;

B.	Converage of provisions in Election process;

C.	Constitutional provisions;

D.	Interfacing constitution-election process.

V.	TRIBAL CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

A.	Reviewing constitutional provisions for problems;

B.	Election ordinance;

Findings;

D.	Election Board;

E.	Election Officials;

F.	Counting ballots;

G.	All other areas of appeals and Contested Elections.

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