SRMT Name Change Referendum Suspended

May 31, 2022

AKWESASNE -- Due to a clerical error in printing absentee ballots for the Name Change Referendum and based upon the Saint Regis Mohawk Election Board’s (“Election Board”) recommendation, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council (“Tribal Council) has decided to suspend the Name Change Referendum (TCR 2022-16). The clerical error was limited to the Name Change Referendum and had no impact on any other ballot.

The Tribal Council shall take further action to determine when to resume the Name Change Referendum. The Election Board shall take further action to ensure any absentee ballots received for the Name Change Referendum are shredded during the counting of ballots.

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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and federally recognized government of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.