Notice of School Board Election
On March 15, 2021 the Election Committee of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa approved a motion to schedule a School Board Election for the Meskwaki Settlement School for five (5) open positions.
The School Board Election will be held on May 4, 2021 in the gymnasium at the Sac & Fox Tribal Center on the Meskwaki Settlement from 8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
• A Tribal member enrolled in the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is an immediate f amity member of a current student attending the Meskwaki Settlement School; and resides within twenty-five (25) miles of the Meskwaki Settlement and any non-enrolled descendant of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa as evidenced by a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood obtained from the Enrollment Office of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is an immediate f amity member of a student currently attending the Meskwaki Settlement School; and resides within twenty-five (25) miles of the Meskwaki Settlement shall be qualified to be a nominee for the regular school board election. For the purpose of this section, an immediate family member shall be defined as parents, legal guardians, grandparents, siblings, uncles, and aunts.
• All candidates seeking election to the Meskwaki Settlement School Board have twenty
(20) days from the date the School Board Election is posted to meet with the Superintendent of the Meskwaki Settlement School; complete an Affidavit of Candidacy; and complete a Background Check. Failure to complete an Affidavit of Candidacy or to pass a Background Check will prohibit a candidate’s name from being placed on the ballot.
• Individuals qualified to vote in the School Board Election include enrolled members of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, twenty-one (21) years of age or older; residing within twenty-five miles of the Meskwaki Settlement; and any parent/legal guardian of a student currently attending the Meskwaki Settlement School; at least twenty-one (21) years old; and residing within twenty-five miles of the Meskwaki Settlement. All eligible voters must provide suitable identification prior to receiving a ballot. Suitable identification includes Tribal ID, State Driver’s License, State Identification Card or Passport. Identifications without a photo or expired identifications will not be accepted by the Election Committee.
Upon written request, an absentee ballot will be made available to those who request one by:
Fax to the Sac & Fox Tribal Offices, Attn: Election Committee at (641) 484-5424.
Mailed to Sac & Fox Tribal Offices, Attn: Election Committee.
349 Meskwaki Road Tama, IA 52339
Emailed to: [email protected]
• All absentee ballot requests by fax, mail, and email must be received by April 19, 2021.
• Absentee ballots and voting instructions will be mailed out to absentee voters by April 23, 2021.
• All completed, notarized absentee ballots must be received by the Election Committee no later than May 4, 2021 at 8:00 P.M.