Educational meetings set for June 6 constitutional amendment election

Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno announced that educational meetings regarding the June 6 constitutional election will be held Saturday, April 12, in Portland and Eugene

The Portland meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in Room ST107 on the Sylvania campus of Portland Community College, 12000 S.W. 49th Place. The Eugene meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Lane Community College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th Ave.

The Grand Ronde session will be held following the April 16 Tribal Council meeting.

Leno said the Bureau of Indian Affairs will send out voter registration packets on April 9 and registrations are due back to the BIA by May 9. Ballots will be sent out on May 22.

Tribal voters are being asked to end Bureau of Indian Affairs participation in Tribal elections and to institute limits of three consecutive terms for future service on Tribal Council.