Community Stakeholders Consultation for Mandate to Amend MCK Election Law

06/20/2023

The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission (KLC) would like to inform the community that a Community Stakeholders Consultation will be held on Tuesday, 11 Ohiarihkó:wa/July 2023, at the Golden Age Club from 6pm to 8:30pm.

The community will be asked for the following:

1. A mandate to amend the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Election Law
2. Approval of the Purpose & Scope of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Election Law
3. The selection of three (3) Community Representatives to sit on the Technical Drafting Committee

PURPOSE
The Law is intended to provide the criteria and procedures for the nomination and selection of a twelve (12) member Council composed of eleven (11) Ratitsénhaiehns and one (1) Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs.

SCOPE
Provisions to assist with managing the election process as efficiently and effectively as possible, maintaining the Election Law to reflect a change to other impacting Laws, and addressing issues brought forward based on experiential knowledge.

Should the above three requests be approved, the community will be informed when the first Hearing on the proposed amendments will be held.

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For information on the Law, please contact:
Andrea Montour, Technician
Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
450-632-7500, andrea.montour@mck.ca

For further information on the Process, please contact:
Leslie Skye, Coordinator, or Chris Bush, Research & Policy Development
Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission
450-632-7500, leslie.skye@mck.ca, chris.bush@mck.ca