105 Election Commission.

(A) The Constitution requires the Election Commission to conduct all elections as follows:

Section 1. Election Commission. All elections shall be conducted and administered by the Election Commission. The Election Commission shall be comprised of at least three Commissioners who shall conduct all elections in a fair and impartial manner. Commissioners may receive reasonable compensation as determined in an approved budget. No increase or decrease in compensation of a Commissioner shall take place until after the next General Election. Commissioners shall be nominated and selected at a General Citizenship Meeting held in March by a vote of the people attending the meeting; provided that the persons selected are present at the meeting. Each Commissioner shall serve a three-year term of office. A vacancy on the Election Commission shall be filled at the next General Citizenship Meeting. [Const., Art. X, Sec. 1]

(B) The Election Commission shall conduct elections in a fair and impartial manner.

(C) The Election Commission shall prepare and mail an official Notice of each election to all adult citizens of the Tribe at the last known address of each citizen as contained in the records of the Tribe. For general elections of the Tribe, the Notice must be mailed by May 1st of the year of the election. The official Notice shall include relevant details of the election including key dates, deadlines, the process to seek elective office, and contact information for the Election Commission. Each adult citizen shall be responsible for maintaining a current mailing address with the Tribe.

(D) The Election Commission shall select a neutral observer who is not related to any citizen of the Tribe, nor has been an employee of the Tribe (past or present), and who shall observe the conduct of the election on election day including the counting and certification of the ballots after the close of the polls.