Notice of Special Election - Orleans District Member at Large position
Notice of Special Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Karuk Tribe will conduct a Special Election for the recently vacant Orleans District Member at Large position. Candidate packets will be available at Tribal Administrative offices in Happy Camp (Admin), Yreka (KTHA Office), and Orleans (DNR) on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Polling places will be open from 7 AM to 7 PM at the following locations:
Happy Camp: Headway Building (Senior Nutrition), 64101 Second Avenue;
Yreka: Kahtishraam Wellness Center, 1403 Kahtishraam; and
Orleans: DNR Community Center, 39051 Highway 96
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: you must be an enrolled member of the Karuk Tribe, who is at least eighteen years old, and has registered with the Karuk Voter’s Registration Office (you may register to vote before the election or at the polling place on Election Day, you must bring a valid form of ID to register at the poll place
SUBJECT MATTER OF ELECTION:
Orleans District Member at Large PARTIAL TERM: December 2025 - November 2027
ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Absentee Ballots will be mailed out as soon as candidate background checks have cleared. The last day to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, February 10, 2026 by 5 pm. Please contact the Enrollment Office if you would like to request an absentee ballot. If you are already an absentee voter, please make sure your address is up to date with the Enrollment Office to ensure you receive an absentee ballot.
It is highly recommended that absentee ballot requests be received by the Voters Registration Office before the above due dates for those members who live outside the Aboriginal Territory due to the amount of time it takes for the mail to reach Happy Camp. Contact the Enrollment Office at (530) 493-1600 ext. 2039 or visit www.karuk.us/ to obtain required form(s).
Send Absentee Ballot Requests to:
Karuk Voters Registration Office
PO Box 815
Happy Camp, CA 96039
CANDIDATES: Must submit their completed candidate packet and pay the processing fee to the Karuk Election Committee by Tuesday, December 30th, 2025, at 5pm. An appointment must be arranged in advance with the Human Resources Office in Happy Camp to have fingerprints taken and submit to a drug screening test PRIOR to 5pm, Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Please contact Chelsey Cook, Enrollment Specialist for any questions at (530) 493-1600 ext. 2039.
