Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 10-109

• File #: 10-109
• Version: 1
• Name: Tribal Council Seat Designation Act of 2010
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/11/2010
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 10/11/2010
• Final action: 10/11/2010
• Enactment date: 10/11/2010
• Enactment #: LA-32-10
• Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATED TO TITLE 26 "ELECTIONS" AS AMENDED BY LEGISLATIVE ACT 06-10 AND LEGISLATIVE ACT 22-10, ASSIGNING SEAT DESIGNATIONS AND SETTING EFFECTIVE DATE
• Sponsors: Don Garvin
• Indexes: Election
• Code sections: Title 26 - Elections
• Related files: 09-114, 10-080, 11-011, 11-097

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2010	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
10/11/2010	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
9/30/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass
8/26/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass

Title
A LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATED TO TITLE 26 "ELECTIONS" AS AMENDED BY LEGISLATIVE ACT 06-10 AND LEGISLATIVE ACT 22-10, ASSIGNING SEAT DESIGNATIONS AND SETTING EFFECTIVE DATE
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This Act shall be known as the “Tribal Council Seat Designation Act of 2010” and shall be codified under Title 26 Section 5 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (CNCA).

Section 2. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to designate seats for the five (5) Tribal Council Districts created under Legislative Act ____-10.

Section 3. Legislative History


Section 4. Definitions

“Unoccupied Seat” means a seat for which no incumbent is designated.

Section 5: Substantive Provisions

(New) §5 (E):

Beginning with the Tribal Council election of 2011, the following designation of seats shall be enacted:

District 1: Seat 1 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Bill John Baker)

Seat 2 (A 4 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Tina Glory Jordan)

Seat 3 (A 4 year term unoccupied)





District 2: Seat 1 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Joe Crittenden)

Seat 2 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Curtis Snell)

Seat 3 (A 4 year term with the incumbents being Jodie Fishinhawk and Harley Buzzard)

District 3: Seat 1 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Don Garvin)

Seat 2 (A 4 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Janelle Fullbright)

Seat 3 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson David Thornton)

District 4: Seat 1 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Meredith Frailey)

Seat 2 (A 4 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Chris Soap)

Seat 3 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Chuck Hoskin, Jr.)

District 5: Seat 1 (A 6 year term with the incumbent being Councilperson Buel Anglen)

Seat 2 (A 4 year term with th...