Seven Cherokee Nation citizens will vie for the District 8 Tribal Council seat in the June 3 election. District 8 covers the eastern portion of Adair County, as well as
After deliberating March 3, the Cherokee Nation Election Commission certified the candidacy of six tribal citizens who were previously deemed ineligible to run based on a lack of residency documents.
Following a four-day filing period that ended Feb. 9, 41 hopefuls spent between $1,000 and $2,500 each to run for office in the Cherokee Nation’s June 3 General Election.