Nomination meeting for upcoming Tyendinaga Mohawk Council election this weekend

A nomination meeting for candidates planning to run in December’s election for Tyendinaga Mohawk Council will be held Saturday.

Voters can nominate candidates seeking election or reelection for the positions of chief and councillors.

There is one chief position, as well as six councillor positions available to serve a two-year term of office.

The meeting will be held at the Quinte Mohawk School (1624 York Rd., Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) from noon to 3 p.m.

Voters can also nominate via a mail-in nomination form or if a person resides on-reserve and cannot be present at the nomination meeting, they are invited to email/text/call vaughn.johnston@hotmail.com or 906-379-8796.  The election will be held at Quinte Mohawk School December 6 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.  Off-reserve members will be mailed a ballot package (make sure your current mailing address is on file).

Those who reside on-reserve but won’t be able to vote in person on election day can make arrangements with the electoral officer to receive a mail-in ballot.

Roughly 10,300 members belong to the Mohawks Bay of Quinte.

About 2,200 live inside the territory and a further 3,000 reside in the Quinte region.