2021 Tribal Council Primary Election Results 10/12/21
10/13/2021 8:14:00 AM
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Public Relations
Please see the attached Press Release and accompanying election results from the 2021 Tribal Council Primary Election held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. If you should have any questions please contact Erik Rodriguez, Public Relations Manager at (989)775-4059 or at erodriguez@sagchip.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: October 12, 2021
Mt. Pleasant, Ml 48858
CONTACT: ERIK RODRIGUEZ, Public Relations Manager
Call 989-775-4059 with any questions
989.775.4000
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal community has selected those candidates who will
advance to the General Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2021. District 1
tribal members had the opportunity to select 20 candidates from a list of 43 to move
forward to the General Election. The District 2 candidate ran unopposed and District 3
had five candidates with two advancing to the General Election.
Please see the attached election result sheets for complete details on the 2021 Tribal
Primary Election. The Election Caucus Committee has reviewed and certified the results
of the Primary Election for 2021.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is comprised of three districts that account for the
total registered voting membership of 2,335 out of a possible 3,487 that had an ability to
register to vote. District 1 is the Reservation in Isabella County and has 1,027 registered
voters out of a possible 1,592 who were eligible to register. Voter participation in District
1 was 53.46%. District 2 is the Saganing Reservation in Arenac County that has 42
registered voters out of the 50 eligible to register. Finally, District 3, or the At-Large
district, are those members who are reflective of the remaining tribal membership that
live outside either of the reservations boundaries and account for the remaining 1,266
registered voters out of a possible 1,845 who were eligible to register. Voter participation
for District 3 was 29.15%.
Please contact Erik Rodriguez, Public Relations Manager, at (989) 775-4059 or at
erodriguez@sagchip.org for more information on the announcement.