TAHLEQUAH, OK., – The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma’s Election Board named twenty-three Keetoowah members as official candidates for chief, assistant chief and district council representatives’ positions.
Here is the list of official candidates released by the UKB Election Board:
CHIEF
Roxana Wilden
Jeffery Wacoche
Archie Buzzard
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Ernestine Berry
Jamie Thompson
Amos Ketcher
SECRETARY
Susan Adair
Caleb Grimmett
Joyce Hawk
TREASURER
Sonja Gourd
GOINGSNAKE
Willie Christie
Sharon Benoit
Elmer Panther
DELAWARE
Tishaleta Guevara
FLINT
Frankie Still
SALINE
Charles Smoke
John Mouse
TAHLEQUAH
Sammy Allen
Teresa Hair
COOWEESCOOWEE
Clifford Wofford
Jeannie Tidwell
SEQUOYAH
Donald Adair
ILLINOIS
Janelle Adair
The candidates that filed for Sequoyah, Delaware, Flint, and Illinois Districts as well as the Treasurer’s office are unopposed, while no one filed for the Canadian District.
The Primary UKB Election will be on November 4, 2024. According to the 2024 UKB Election Ordinance, to be eligible to vote in the election, an individual must be 21 years of age as of the date of the election. They also must have been an exclusive member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma for six months prior to the election; have been a resident of or affiliated with a particular district for at least six months prior to the election. All eligible voters must be listed in the official voter list for the district in which the voter seeks to vote.
The official polling places for the UKB Election are:
· Canadian District – ICTC 2403 N. 41st St E, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74403
· Cooweescoowee District – Emmanuel Baptist Church, 828 E. Muskogee Ave., Claremore, Oklahoma, 74017
· Delaware District – Jay Senior Citizen Center, 816 S. Main, Jay, Oklahoma, 74346
· Flint District – Stilwell Community Bldg, 320 N. 6th St., Stilwell, Oklahoma, 74960
· Goingsnake District – Maryetta Public School, 47089 E. 810 Rdm Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960
· Goingsnake District – Goingsnake Community Bldg, 282 South Hwy 10, Kansas, Oklahoma, 74347
· Illinois District – Illinois District Community Bldg, 511 E. Schley Vian Oklahoma 74962
· Saline District – VFW Bldg, 401 W. Ferry, Salina, Oklahoma, 74365
· Sequoyah District – Sallisaw Nutrition Center, 115 West Redwood, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 74955
· Tahlequah District – Speedway, 15882 South Hwy 62, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 74464
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