Section GOV.03.22 — Elected Office

(a) Persons newly-elected to office will be required to swear or affirm an oath of office.

(b) After four (4) working days from the certification of election results, undisputed office holders will be sworn into office.

(c) When an office is in dispute, that office will remain vacant until the dispute is fully resolved through all processes available under this Ordinance and the newly-elected candidate is sworn into office. However, when such vacancies would prevent the Tribal Council from being able to meet due to there not being a quorum or neither the President nor Vice-President is sworn into office, then the incumbents shall continue to serve in their offices until the dispute is resolved and the newly elected candidate is sworn into office.

(d) If a candidate is seated in error prior to the final resolution of a dispute, then the seating of that person may be nullified by action of the Tribal Court.