The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission would like to inform the community that it has received a request to revise the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Election Law. The request was submitted by the Election Law Working Group. A 30-day community feedback period begins today and ends Saturday, December 16, 2017.
In general, the amendments to the law are structural and cosmetic except for the following:
- Proposed change from an elected Electoral Officer to an appointed Electoral Officer;
- Extract regulatory measures from the Election Law to be a stand-alone document that coincides with the law.
This is a Type I law that would follow the Amendment Process with the Technical Drafting Committee determining the Scope of the amendments.
The next steps will see the Technical Drafting Committee meeting to:
- Begin consultations throughout the community on the proposed amendments to the law;
- Scheduling of the Community Stakeholders Consultation to obtain a community Mandate and approval of the Purpose of the amendments to the Law to move through the Community Decision Making Process;
- Holding the first Hearing in the New Year.
To review the proposed amendments to the law Click here . As part of the 30-day-community-feedback period, any comments or concerns can be directed to the contact persons mentioned below.
Trina C. Diabo, Technician
450-632-7500, trinacdiabo@mck.ca or
Leslie Skye, Coordinator
Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission
450-632-7500, leslie.skye@mck.ca