Today the Rosebud Sioux Tribe is holding the Primary Elections of a new kind of election. In the past, elections were held every two years, for every candidate inclusive of the Tribal President, Tribal Council Members, and other offices. Each community used to be allocated members like in the US House of Representatives; where the largest communities had the largest representation of the vote in the House. Now, there is only one candidate per Tribal community that forms the Tribal Council. And now, the elections of community representatives are staggered. Two of the biggest changes are: 1) each newly elected representative is a member of Tribal Council for THREE (no longer two) years; 2) eligible voters in all communities vote for candidates in all communities. The final change here is what I found most outstanding in the new RST Tribal Election 2011. My thoughts are first; it is advisable for Tribal members, befor...
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