TAHLEQUAH, OK., – The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma’s Election Board named twenty-three Keetoowah members as official candidates for chief, assistant chief and district council representatives’ positions.

Here is the list of official candidates released by the UKB Election Board:

CHIEF

Roxana Wilden

Jeffery Wacoche

Archie Buzzard

ASSISTANT CHIEF

Ernestine Berry

Jamie Thompson

Amos Ketcher

SECRETARY

Susan Adair

Caleb Grimmett

Joyce Hawk

TREASURER

Sonja Gourd

GOINGSNAKE

Willie Christie

Sharon Benoit

Elmer Panther

DELAWARE

Tishaleta Guevara

FLINT

Frankie Still

SALINE

Charles Smoke

John Mouse

TAHLEQUAH

Sammy Allen

Teresa Hair

COOWEESCOOWEE

Clifford Wofford

Jeannie Tidwell

SEQUOYAH

Donald Adair

ILLINOIS

Janelle Adair

The candidates that filed for Sequoyah, Delaware, Flint, and Illinois Districts as well as the Treasurer’s office are unopposed, while no one filed for the Canadian District.

The Primary UKB Election will be on November 4, 2024. According to the 2024 UKB Election Ordinance, to be eligible to vote in the election, an individual must be 21 years of age as of the date of the election. They also must have been an exclusive member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma for six months prior to the election; have been a resident of or affiliated with a particular district for at least six months prior to the election. All eligible voters must be listed in the official voter list for the district in which the voter seeks to vote.

The official polling places for the UKB Election are:

·      Canadian District – ICTC 2403 N. 41st St E, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74403

·      Cooweescoowee District – Emmanuel Baptist Church, 828 E. Muskogee Ave., Claremore, Oklahoma, 74017

·      Delaware District – Jay Senior Citizen Center, 816 S. Main, Jay, Oklahoma, 74346

·      Flint District – Stilwell Community Bldg, 320 N. 6th St., Stilwell, Oklahoma, 74960

·      Goingsnake District – Maryetta Public School, 47089 E. 810 Rdm Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960

·      Goingsnake District – Goingsnake Community Bldg, 282 South Hwy 10, Kansas, Oklahoma, 74347

·      Illinois District – Illinois District Community Bldg, 511 E. Schley Vian Oklahoma 74962

·      Saline District – VFW Bldg, 401 W. Ferry, Salina, Oklahoma, 74365

·      Sequoyah District – Sallisaw Nutrition Center, 115 West Redwood, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 74955

·      Tahlequah District – Speedway, 15882 South Hwy 62, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 74464