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Government Main Phone: (360) 384-1489 | ||
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The Lummi Nation has a unique group of people that are held
in high status of the tribe. That group is called the General
Council. The General Council are all Lummi tribal members
who are 18 years and older and are voting members of the tribe,
meaning they have registered to vote for tribal elections.
According to the Lummi Constitution, the General Council meetings
"shall be called during the first week of January, ....provided
that meetings shall be called by majority vote of the business
council or upon the request, in writing, of twenty voting
members of the tribe.” Public notices of all general
council meetings shall be made at least 10 days prior to such
meetings. Voter Qualifications: Any member of the Lummi tribe, 18 years of age or over, who has maintained legal residence on the reservation or within the boundaries of Whatcom County, Washington for at least six months immediately preceding any election, shall be qualified to vote on all matters before the general council meetings. The duties of the General Council shall include: (a). Act on all adoptions recommended by the business council, as provided in Section 2, Article II of the Lummi Nation constitution; (b). Review the actions of the business council at the annual meeting; (c). Recommend actions to be taken by the business council; (d). Appoint a committee to certify all elections to the business council; (e). Consider the recall of members of the business council as provided in Section 2, Article V, and consider all referendums, as provided in Article VII of the Lummi Nation constitution. |
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