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Draft Constitutional Amendments

Pursuant to Tribal Resolution 2026-01 the Tribal Board of Directors and the Legal Department are posting the draft constitutional amendments (both in redline and a clean version) along with an executive summary and an initial fiscal impact statement. The tribe welcomes feedback from its citizens. Feedback from tribal citizens will be collected throughout the remainder of the process and can be sent to constitution@saulttribe.net. Please include your full name and your enrollment number so we can verify your citizenship and ensure that your feedback is properly logged to be sent to the board under the timelines in Tribal Resolution 2026-01.

CLEAN 3 Branch Separation Amendments for Public Release

REDLINE 3 Branch Separation Amendments for Public Release

Constitution Amendments Executive Summary

Initial Fiscal Impact Statement 3 Branch Government


 

Below are the **UNCERTIFIED** results from the 2025 Constitutional Survey. The Legal Department, with the assistance of the tribe’s Election Commission, held the tabulation of the survey results on Nov. 14, 2025. The tribe’s Election Commission will officially certify the results of this survey at an upcoming Election Commission meeting.

Choice of Government Total Votes
3 Branch: 3,566
2 Branch: 1,596
1 Branch: 1,198

A total of 39,117 Survey Ballots were sent out to all the registered voters. A total of 6,388 total ballots were received and counted. Overall voter return was 16.33%.

Unofficial Results

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