By RJanetos
You may think that you are registered to vote in any Sault Tribe election, only to find out, after it is too late, that you won't be getting a ballot.
You were denied a ballot because of a "mailing snafu".
You don't get to vote because you live outside the service areas and didn't re-register for each election...or some such nonsense.
You don't get to vote because your registration was lost somewhere along the line.
You don't get to vote because the election committee says that they don't have a good address for you although you haven't moved in twenty years.
Whatever the reason is for the inefficiency, negligence or lies...you are denied your right to vote.
The elections have been controlled by core family and Bouschor loyalist for decades. The Board of Directors are unwilling to provide a more reasonable opportunity for people to serve.....giving them complete control..
To combat this system, there needs to be a massive effort to not only register voters but to get official confirmation of their registration in a timely fashion. To accomplish this, volunteers will need to obtain registration materials and distribute them by mail and the internet. A system to follow up on the registration must be in place and a watch dog committee must be able to act swiftly when a error is reported. The election committee must acknowledge new registrants by official tribal mail.
Volunteers need to provide community collection points and certify by signature that a registered voter has authorized them to forward their ballot to the tribal ballot box. The volunteer need to maintain records of those ballots received.
If someone doesn't receive a ballot during the delivery period, and reports it, the tribe should contact that person and overnight a ballot...which they take to the collection point volunteer. The signatures collected by the volunteers will act as a means to prevent duplication.
This action is necessary because of the corrupt and/or negligent election process
In regular elections, you sign your name and receive a ballot when it is confirmed that you are registered.
Change the path of the tribe.
Do what you can to help.
7 comments:
Who is RJanetos? I do not believe I have seen that name on the Durant Roll or on our Tribal Roll?
RJanetos is married to a member of the Sault Tribe and has a child who is Sault Tribe and therefore has an interest in the Sault Tribe.
This blog is not designated for just the opinions of Sault Tribe members, as anyone who has followed knows.
I welcome the opinions of anyone who has one.
I am thinking that whomever posted that question about RJ knows full well who he is. Sounds like some meanspirited board member.
I think that the message from rj was constructive. Although, it probably will never happen.
Bouschor doesn't want more "outsiders"
(tribal members beyond the service areas)
getting themselves involved with tribal affairs
I never question positive, constructive suggestions or who presents them
There is a struggle going on and we need ideas on how to correct the problem.
Rather than casting suspicion on the messenger....why don't you offer your ideas on how to bring in an honest government.
I too thought it very constructive...Too bad it will NEVER happen. I have learned over the years that what is the best for the tribe as a whole is never the road that is taken. It generally is what is best for one of the board members or someone in their family. Someone need a job well why not create one and make it well paying job at that,I mean why not...The peons in the casinos will continue to generate as much money as you need and we don't have to pay the peons much,just enough to keep them coming back day after day. They don't mind if the directors and their families are livin'large. They are directors. And qualifications for these well paying jobs? Well it is my experience that the more they make the less qualified they have to be. And if they are related well then they don't need to be a quality employee it is enough that they are a relative. Years ago I had high hopes for the tribe.I now have little to none. So much damage has been done,so much money and time has been wasted.so much trust has been lost. How on earth do you fix that? The best way is to toss their butts out and start anew. And I don't mean standing around waiting for another election hoping for the best and ending up with questionable results. I mean throw them out! Just what exactly would we have to lose?
It's not those who vote that count, it's those who count votes that count.
are there enough voters, out there, that are interested enough to make a change by voting these people out?
Are there enough voters out there to overwhelm any attempt to stuff the ballot box?
Why hasn't anyone demanded to know what is going on with the previous chairman? Did he misappropriate funds?
Are there board members that played a part in it?
This hand full of people have managed to crush our pride
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