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LUMBEE ELECTIONS 2011

2011 Lumbee Tribe Election Results

"Congratulations to our newly elected Tribal Council Representatives and our Tribal Chairman Elect Mr. Paul Brooks" The Honorable Sharon Hunt

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Tribe to hold Election November 15, 2011

(August) Notice is hereby given that an election will be held for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.  The election will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.  The filing period will open Monday, August 22 and will end Friday, September 9.  Candidates may file at the Lumbee Tribal Housing Complex located on highway 711 in Pembroke from 8 am until 5 pm. 

The filing fee for Tribal Chairperson is $300 and the filing fee for Tribal Council seats are $150.  Individuals running for Tribal Chairperson must be an enrolled member at  least 35 years of age, maintained his/her residency in the territory of the Tribe for the past year and must not have a felony record. The term for the Tribal Chairperson will be until January 2013. 

Individuals for Tribal Council must be an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe 21 years of age, maintained their principal residence in his or her tribal district for no less than one year and not have a felony record.  Tribal Council seats will be for a three year term.  The following is a list of Tribal District seats up for election.

Tribal District 2
Tribal District 3
Tribal District 5
Tribal District 6
Tribal District 7
Tribal District 11
Tribal District 12