missed three consecutive No ministerial powers to remove meetings of council without elected officials. authorization. Appeals Directed to the Minister who Directed to provincial or federal may conduct an investigation. courts, which can, after hearing The Governor in Council may set the particulars, set aside an aside the election. election. Opting out No provisions. The First Nation must develop a (removal from the Indian Act community election code which election system is guided by the must be approved by the Department’s Conversion to majority of votes cast a secret Community Election System ballot vote in which at least 50 Policy) percent of all the electors of the First Nation participate.
missed three consecutive meetings of council without authorization. No ministerial powers to remove elected officials. Appeals Directed to the Minister who may conduct an investigation. The Governor in Council may set aside the election. Directed to provincial or federal courts, which can, after hearing the particulars, set aside an election. Opting out No provisions. (removal from the Indian Act election system is guided by the Department’s Conversion to Community Election System Policy) The First Nation must develop a community election code which must be approved by the majority of votes cast a secret ballot vote in which at least 50 percent of all the electors of the First Nation participate.