NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE TRIBE
OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS
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Official list of candidates for Sault Tribe 2012 Elections
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Tribe Election Committee today released the official list of candidates in the 2012 elections for tribal Chairman and Board of Directors.
Officers to be elected this year include:
- Tribal Chairman
- Unit 1 – three members
- Unit 2 – one member
- Unit 3 – one member
- Unit 4 – one member
Incumbent Board members seeking reelection are Cathy Abramson and Bernard Bouschor in Unit 1, Lana Causley in Unit 2, Patrick Rickley in Unit 3, and Tom Miller in Unit 4. One vacant seat in Unit 1 will also be filled.
Based on the Tribe’s election ordinance, a primary election will be held in Unit 1 and Unit 3, with the top 6 candidates from Unit 1 and the top 2 candidates from Unit 3 moving to the general election.
Primary election count day is May 24, with ballots being mailed to eligible voters May 2.
Following the primary election, general election ballots will be mailed to voters on June 6, with the official vote count on June 28.
On May 4, a special online and print edition of the Sault Tribe newspaper Win Awenen Nisitotung will carry profiles and photos of all candidates.
The following candidates for the 2012 primary election are listed in alphabetical order with incumbents in italics.
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Chairman – Joe Eitrem, Aaron Payment
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Unit 1 — Cathy Abramson, Bernard Bouschor, Nichole Causley, Betty Freiheit, DJ Hoffman, David Houghton, Dennis McKelvie, Russell McKerchie Jr., Jennifer McLeod, Christine McPherson, Shirley Van Alstine
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Unit 2 — William Baker, Lana Causley
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Unit 3 — James Everson, Wanda Garries, Linda Marshall, Patrick Rickley, Bridgett Sorenson
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Unit 4 — Tom Miller, Darcy Morrow
All Board members serve four-year terms.
The next tribal Board elections will be held in 2014.
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