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AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will hold a second recall election and referendum Dec. 12 after an appeal panel ruled that required public notices were not properly posted before the Oct. …
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AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will hold a second recall election and referendum Dec. 12 after an appeal panel ruled that required public notices were not properly posted before the Oct. 24 vote, leaving the tribe’s Election Board unable to certify those results.
The Election Board’s Appeal Panel issued its decision Monday, finding that the necessary notices were not installed in the Ionkwakiohkwaró:ron Administration Building and that proper notices were not provided to radio station CKON. An appeal alleging the process was not followed was filed Oct. 30, six days after the original election. Unofficial results had been released the day of the vote.
The Election Board met Tuesday and set the new vote for the same three questions.
Voting schedule
Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Administration Building, 71 Margaret Terrance Memorial Way, Akwesasne.
Early voting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, and Thursday, Dec. 10, at the same location.
In-home voting is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11. Requests must be made by Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Absentee ballots can be requested starting Thursday, Nov. 12, with a deadline of Friday, Dec. 4.
Both in-home and absentee requests can be made by calling the Tribal Clerk’s office at (518) 358-2272.
The questions
The recall question asks: “Based on the Ethics Commission’s finding that Sub-Chief Derrick King violated the Ethics Ordinance, are you in favor of removing him from his current position as Sub-Chief?”
Under the tribe’s special recall procedures, if a majority of votes cast are “yes,” the elected official will not be returned to office. If a majority vote “no,” the official will return to office.
Two referendum questions are also on the ballot. The first asks whether voters support amending the Tribal Procedures Act, adopted in 2013. The second asks whether voters support the tribe adopting a banishment law applicable to tribal members.
Each referendum is being held within 90 days of Tribal Council Resolutions 2026-38 and 2026-39, according to TCR 2026-44.
Voter information
Voters can verify their eligibility or ask about the eligible voter list by calling the Tribal Clerk’s office at (518) 358-2272.
More information, including the Election and Referendum Ordinance and adopted special procedures, is available at srmt-nsn.gov/committees/election-board. The Office of Boards and Commissions can be reached at (518) 358-2272 or election.board@srmt-nsn.gov.
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