107 Candidates for Elective Office.

(A) All candidates for elective office shall seek office in accordance with the terms set in the Constitution as follows:

Section 4. Candidates for Elective Office. Candidates for elective office shall be required to file a written application to run for office confirming that they meet the qualifications for the respective offices. A candidate shall not seek more than one elective office in the same election. Upon request, the Election Commission shall provide a candidate with a list of names and addresses of the voters of the Tribe for the candidate to use exclusively for election purposes. [Const., Art. X, Sec. 4]

(B) The Election Commission shall prepare and utilize a Candidate Filing Form that complies with the requirements of the Constitution including allowing qualified candidates to seek office for one of the following positions: Chief, Assistant Chief, Council Representative, or At-large Council Representative. The Candidate Filing form shall require candidates to identify themselves by the name on their enrollment with the Tribe and the name the candidate would like to be identified by, such as a common nickname, on the election ballot.

(C) Candidates shall submit a completed Candidate Filing Form to the Election Commission by July 1 of the year of a General Election. The Election Commission shall conduct a reasonable review of each timely submitted Candidate Filing Form and issue a decision of whether a candidate meets the requirements to qualify for elective office by the date of the Tribe's regularly scheduled July General Citizenship Meeting; provided, that the burden of proving that a candidate meets the requirements to qualify for elective office shall rest on the candidate, and the Election Commission may presume the accuracy and veracity of a completed Candidate Filing Form unless it has a reasonable basis to believe otherwise, in which case, the Election Commission may use reasonable efforts to verify the information and the accuracy of a completed Candidate Filing Form.

(D) Any applying Candidate may challenge the decision of the Election Commission under subsection (C) of this section by filing a written appeal with the Trial Court by the Wednesday following the Tribe's regularly scheduled July Citizenship Meeting. The appeal shall be decided by the Trial Court within seven (7) days of the filing of the appeal. The decision of the Trial Court may be appealed to the High Court within three (3) days of receiving notice of the decision. The High Court shall consider and decide on the appeal within seven (7) days of the filing of the appeal to the High Court.