Reminder: Electoral Officer Call for Nominations for 2012 MCK Elections

04/05/2012

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke would like to remind the community of the Call for Nominations for the Electoral Officer of the 2012 Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Elections.

The nomination period began on 23, Enniskó:wa- March and ends at 4:00pm today 5, Onerahtókha - April. Nominations must be proposed and seconded by two community members who meet the requirements of the Kahnawá:ke Membership Law and are listed as members on the Kahnawá:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Registry. Nominees must sign a privacy waiver to allow verification that they meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be over the age of twenty-one (21);
• Meet the requirements of the Kahnawá:ke Membership Law and be listed as a member on the Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Registry;
• Reside in Kahnawà:ke; and
• Must not have been, within the previous six (6) years, convicted and sentenced for a criminal offense. The six (6) year ban commences only after sentence has been served in full.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the Electoral Officer Terms of Reference and Responsibilities, please contact Nelva Diabo, Manager of the Executive Director’s Office, at 450-632-7500, ext. 2360.

Community members who wish to nominate a candidate can pick up nomination forms during regular business hours at the main building of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke.