Community meetings will be held at several locations next week. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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LLRIB looking to adopt proposed Election Act amendments, community meetings scheduled

Mar 31, 2022 | 5:05 PM

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has eight community meetings scheduled next week about proposed amendments to the Election Act.

According to an announcement published Thursday, an election tribunal has decided following a review of the 2020 election that several amendments should be made to the LLRIB Elections Act. The act was last amended in 2019 following rounds of consultation with band members in multiple communities.

The proposed amendments include providing electronic voting to any member who wants to vote electronically on and off reserve, the creation of a separate three-member elections appeals committee, allowing candidates to be nominated in person or in advance using a form and the creation of a code of conduct during the elections campaign period.

The final proposed amendment states candidates cannot have more than $1,000 in debt outstanding to LLRIB entities, businesses or corporations of which the LLRIB is the majority stakeholder. There also must be an existing agreement to repay any debt below $1,000.

Currently, the LLRIB Elections Act prohibits candidates from running if they have any debt to the LLRIB or a band-owned entity. There’s also no provision for electronic voting, appeals are facilitated by the election tribunal, there is no code of conduct and nomination of a candidate can only be made in person at a nomination meeting.

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Meetings will occur April 4 in Saskatoon (Prairieland Park) between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Prince Albert (Senator Allen Bird Gym) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., as well as April 5 at Little Red River (Band Hall) 10 a.m. to noon and Hall Lake (Sally Ross School Gym) 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Meetings continue April 6 at the band halls in Grandmother’s Bay from 10 a.m. to noon, Stanley Mission 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Sucker River 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The final meeting will be held at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre on April 7 from noon to 2 p.m.

All voting members of the LLRIB are invited. Masking and hand sanitization is required.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

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