REFERENDUM ELECTION NOTICE AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDING SAMPLE BALLOTS & ELECTION PROCEDURES

On Saturday July 19, 2014, a Referendum Election will be conducted at the Wichita Tribal Complex, 1 ¼ miles North of Anadarko, Oklahoma on Highway 281. The polling place will be located in the Museum area of the Wichita Tribal Cultural and Administration Building. Voting hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the referendum election will be to accept (yes) or reject (no) proposed questions and amendments to the Wichita Governing Resolution.

All enrolled tribal members voting must have a valid tribal, state or federal photo ID.

For any amendment to pass, there must be at least 177 people who cast a vote in the July 19, 2014 Referendum Election as of May 22, 2014.

There are nine (9) proposed amendments to the Governing Resolution. The main issues include lowering the blood quantum, allowing for absentee voting, allowing for Quarterly Meetings, addressing conflict of interest and changing the number of tribal members who can petition from 20 members to 5% along with other changes to update the Governing Resolution.