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Election Timelines

Election Calendar for 2008
January 4 Last day for sitting RTC Member to give notice of resignation to file for other RTC office
January 16 Last day for sitting RTC Member to give notice of resignation to file for vacated RTC seat
January 18 Notify MCT on choice of appellate forum
January 21 Election Announcement
January 22 Opening of period for filing for office
February 1 Closing of filing period
February 22 Notice of Certifications to TEC
February 27 Deadline for appointment of Election Boards
February 27 Deadline for appointment of Election Contest Judge
February 29 TEC provides ballots for Primary Election
February 29 Notice of Primary
April 1 Primary
April 2 General Reservation Election Board certifies Primary Results
April 3 General Reservation Election Board publishes Primary Results
April 4 Deadline for Request for Recount
April 8 5:00 p.m. - Deadline for Contest of Primary election
April 9: (Results, if Allowed or 7th or 8th If earlier request) Decision on Request for Recount and Results of Recount
April 18 Decision on Contest
April 21 Deadline for Appeal to Court of Election Appeals
April 24 Record of Contest to Court of Election Appeals
April 28 Last Day for Hearing on Appeal
May 7 Last Day for Decision on Appeal
May 9 Notice of Regular Election TEC provide ballots
June 10 General Election
June 11 General Reservation Election Board certifies results of Election
June 12 General Reservation Election Board publishes election results
June 13 Deadline for Request for Recount
June 17 (5:00 p.m.) Deadline for Notice of Contest
June 18 (or 17, 16, if Request for Recount Is filed before deadline) Decision on Request for Recount and Results of Recount, if allowed.
June 27 (or ten days from Notice of Contest whichever is sooner) Decision on Contest
June 30 Deadline for appeal to Court of Election Appeals
July 3 Record of contest forwarded to Tribal Court of Elections Appeals
July 7 Last Day for Hearing on Appeal (hearing within 7 days of notice of appeal
July 8 Winning candidates assume office by operation of law, unless sooner seated, or the election is subject of appeal to the Court of Election Appeals
10 Days from Hearing on Appeal Deadline for decision of the Court of Elections Appeal
Day following Decision of Appeal Winning candidate prevailing on appeal takes office

 

          

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