 The Osage Nation General Election will be held June 6. Voters will be asked to vote for candidates for the Fifth Osage Nation Congress, Osage voters will be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment.
Osage news reports the proposed amendment, ONCR 15-04, if passed would authorize the Osage nation Court to issue criminal “punishments that are not greater than allowed by federal law.” Under the 2006 Osage Constitution, the court cannot issue punishments longer than one year in jail and cannot impose fines greater than $5,000. According to Congressional Speaker Maria Whitehorn, passing the amendment “will allow the Nation to enhance criminal punishments for crimes committed within the Nation’s jurisdiction,” and would allow the Osage Nation to adopt the Tribal Law and Order Act, and the Violence Against Women Act “both of which are vital to the expansion of the Nation’s jurisdiction and sovereignty.” Read More at OsageNews.org Comments are closed.
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