a) Within 30 days after an election, any Candidate of the election or any Elector who gave or tendered his/her vote at the KINISTIN SAULTEAUX election who has reasonable grounds for believing that: i) There was a violation of this Custom Election Act that might have affected the result of the result of the election; may lodge an appeal by forwarding, by registered mail, to the Electoral Officer particulars thereof duly verified by affidavit. The Electoral Officer shall then submit the appeal to an Appeal Tribunal set out in accordance with this Act. b) An appeal submitted to the Appeal Tribunal must: i) Be in writing and set out in an affidavit sworn before a notary public or duly appointed commissioner for taking oaths and the facts substantiating the grounds for the appeal accompanied by any supporting documentation; ii) Must be accompanied by a non-refundable 500.00 deposit; and the submission of a petition consisting 50 (fifty) signatures of Kinistin Electors. Upon receipt of an election appeal, the Appeals Tribunal shall forward the appeal to an independent investigator and, if there is sufficient evidence to warrant an appeal, that independent investigator shall, within 7 days forward a copy of said appeal, together with all supporting documents, by registered mail to the Electoral Officer and to each candidate. In the case where appeal is not submitted in accordance with section 25(b), the independent investigator shall inform the appellants in writing that the appeal will not receive further consideration. Where an appeal is received by the independent Investigator pursuant to Section 25(c) and finds insufficient grounds to warrant an appeal, the decision of the Investigator to close the matter shall be final and binding on all parties to the appeal. Any Elector may, within 14 days of the receipt of the copy of the appeal forwarded to the Electoral Officer and the Appeals Tribunal, by registered mail a written response to the appeal allegations together with all supporting documents relating thereto duly verified by affidavit. The Appeals Tribunal may, if the material that has been filed is not adequate for deciding the validity of the First Nation Election complained of, conduct such further investigation into the matter as the Appeal Tribunal deems necessary, in such manner as the Appeals Tribunal deems expedient.
a) Within 30 days after an election, any Candidate of the election or any Elector who gave or tendered his/her vote at the KINISTIN SAULTEAUX election who has reasonable grounds for believing that: i) There was a violation of this Custom Election Act that might have affected the result of the result of the election; may lodge an appeal by forwarding, by registered mail, to the Electoral Officer particulars thereof duly verified by affidavit. The Electoral Officer shall then submit the appeal to an Appeal Tribunal set out in accordance with this Act. b) An appeal submitted to the Appeal Tribunal must: i) Be in writing and set out in an affidavit sworn before a notary public or duly appointed commissioner for taking oaths and the facts substantiating the grounds for the appeal accompanied by any supporting documentation; ii) Must be accompanied by a non-refundable 500.00 deposit; and the submission of a petition consisting 50 (fifty) signatures of Kinistin Electors. Upon receipt of an election appeal, the Appeals Tribunal shall forward the appeal to an independent investigator and, if there is sufficient evidence to warrant an appeal, that independent investigator shall, within 7 days forward a copy of said appeal, together with all supporting documents, by registered mail to the Electoral Officer and to each candidate. In the case where appeal is not submitted in accordance with section 25(b), the independent investigator shall inform the appellants in writing that the appeal will not receive further consideration. Where an appeal is received by the independent Investigator pursuant to Section 25(c) and finds insufficient grounds to warrant an appeal, the decision of the Investigator to close the matter shall be final and binding on all parties to the appeal. Any Elector may, within 14 days of the receipt of the copy of the appeal forwarded to the Electoral Officer and the Appeals Tribunal, by registered mail a written response to the appeal allegations together with all supporting documents relating thereto duly verified by affidavit. The Appeals Tribunal may, if the material that has been filed is not adequate for deciding the validity of the First Nation Election complained of, conduct such further investigation into the matter as the Appeal Tribunal deems necessary, in such manner as the Appeals Tribunal deems expedient.