1.03.020 Definitions

(a) "Absentee Ballot" means a ballot that is sent by the Tribal Clerk's office along with an affirmation.

(b) "Alternate Voting Methods" means the different means of voting outlined in Section 1.03.080.

(d) "Campaign paraphernalia" or "campaigning"-anything used to encourage people to vote in a particular way and which is intended to influence a vote for a particular result. Advertisement or notice to the community about where and when to vote or to simply vote in general with no intention to influence in any way is not considered campaigning. In addition, an aid, to assist a voter in the proper spelling of a candidate's name is allowed, but only if all it has is the Candidate's name and no other information.

(e) "Candidate" means a person who has been nominated at Caucus and has met the eligibility criteria as determined by the Election Board in Section 1.03.040(c) of this chapter.

(f) "Caucus" means a duly convened meeting for the purpose of nominating candidates for elected positions by enrolled Tribal members following the processes outlined in this chapter.

(g) "Civil Disobedience" means a deliberate, but nonviolent act of law breaking to call attention to a particular law or set of laws believed by the lawbreaker to be of questionable legitimacy or morality.

(h) "Election" includes the Annual Election as well as any recall, Special Election, or run- off election, which begins on the first day of voting.

(i) "Election Board" means the primary Election Board members and alternate Election Board members, unless otherwise stated.

(j) "Eligible Voter" means anyone who meets the eligibility criteria under Section 1.03.070 of this chapter.

(k) "Eligible Voter's List" means a list, compiled by the Tribal Clerk, of enrolled members who meet the eligibility criteria under Section 1.03.070 of this chapter.

(l) "Fraud" means a knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act.

(m) "Polling Area" means the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Ionkwakiohkwaro:ron Administration Building and adjacent parking lots, or any other area designated as such by the Election Board.

(n) "Recall Election" means any election where Eligible Voters must decide whether an elected official must be recalled from elected office.

(o) "Referendum" means any question posed to Eligible Voters in accordance with Section 1.03.150 of this chapter.

(p) "Serious Crime" shall have the same meaning as the term is defined in the Tribal Ethics Ordinance, as amended which states a felony or misdemeanor, not involving an act of civil disobedience, which involves an act of moral turpitude. Crimes of moral turpitude are crimes involving dishonesty such as larceny, fraud or murder, for example.

(q) "Special Election" means an election held at a time other than the regularly scheduled June election and which may be held to fill a vacant elective position.

(r) "Tribal Council" or "Council" means the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council, the governing body of the Tribe

(s) "Valid Petition" shall mean a petition which contains the requisite number of valid signatures and a clear referendum question in order for the proposal to be set for referendum in accordance with the Tribal Procedures Act.

(t) "Valid Photo Identification" means identification, which contains a picture of the Tribal member, issued by a government entity and which is sufficient to establish a person's identity.

(u) "Write-In Candidate" means anyone whose name is not on the ballot, but has fulfilled the requirements of Section 1.03.050(e) of this chapter.