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NCN's Election Code was first adopted in 1998. In 2004, an extensive Election Code review process was initiatiated involving considerable Member input. However, no proposed amendments resulting from that review were enacted before the 2006 election for Chief and Council.
Based on experience with the 2006 election process, other proposed amendments were identified but no immediate action was taken. Recognizing that the 2010 election was approching, the Election Code Review process was restarted, driven by the need to remove residency reqirements for Members seeking office resulting from the Gull Bay First Nation federal court decisions. Without those changes, the pending 2010 NCN election could face legal challenges.
A General Assembly was held on June 14, 2010 to review and vote on 25 proposed amendments that were a compilation of amendments identified back to the 2004 - 2005 review process. Only four of those amendments were approved with a vote on others deferred pending further consultation.
This page has been created to provide an ongoing record of information and materials related to the review process going back to 2004.
Election Code Newsletters Distributed in 2004 and 2005
Information Related to the June 14, 2010 General Assembly to Amend Election Code Set
In preparation for the 2010 election for Chief and Council in August, a General Assembly was held Monday, June 14 (rescheduled from May 31) in Nelson House to review and vote on proposed amendments to NCN's election code. See notices below:
Information on the proposed amendments is contained in the document below which you can click to download. The document provides side-by-side comparisons of revised clauses with existing clauses, as well as wording for proposed new clauses to be added.
Complete copies of the existing and proposed amended Election Code documents can be viewed or downloaded below.
The General Assembly followed NCN's General Assembly Protocol can be viewed in the attachment below.
View the ballot prepared in the event a secret ballot vote had been requested by a minimum of 10 attending NCN Members.
View the June 14, 2010 revised Election Code with four approved amendments.
Read the newsletter reporting on the June 14, 2010 General Assembly.
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