the date of the election to file an election challenge.

ARTICLE X

RESIGNATION, RECALL, OR REMOVAL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

Section 1– Resignation. The Tribal Ogema or any member of the Tribal Council may resign from his/her elected position by submitting written notice of resignation to the Tribal Council. Such resignation is effective upon receipt by the Tribal Council.

Section 2 – Recall. The registered voters of the Tribe shall have the right to recall the Tribal Ogema or any member of the Tribal Council by filing a recall petition with the Election Board. The petition must be signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters of the Tribe. The Election Board shall verify and approve/deny the petition within thirty (30) days of receipt. At least fifty percent (50%) ofthe verified signatures on the petition must be registered voters who are eligible to vote in the election of the Tribal Council member now subject to recall.

The Election Board shall conduct a recall election within ninety (90) days of the Election Board’s verification and approval of the petition and its signatures. If the term of office for the Tribal Ogema or Tribal Council member being recalled will end within six (6) months of the date the Election Board verifies and approves the recall petition the issue will be held until the next regularly scheduled session.

Section 3 – Removal. The Tribal Ogema or any member of the Tribal Council may be subject to removal by a resolution in favor of removal supported by seven (7) of the nine (9)