The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will vote today for tribal chairman and three tribal council seats, including the seat at White Mesa.
Terms are up for Chairman Manuel Heart, Vice Chairman Archie House Jr., Councilman Darwin Whiteman Jr. and Councilman Malcolm Lehi, who represents White Mesa, Utah.
Six candidates are running for tribal chairman. They are Angelita Berry, Harold Cuthair, Manuel Heart, Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, Selwyn Whiteskunk and Davis Wing.
Fourteen candidates are running for the two open council seats representing the Colorado reservation, based in Towaoc.
They are Mark Wing, Archie House Jr., Kenneth Bancroft, Quinton Jacket, Helen Munoz, Priscilla Blackhawk, Darwin Whiteman Jr., Myron Cuthair, Leland Collins Sr., Conrad Jacket, Adrian Laner Sr., Colleen Cuthair-Root, Prisllena Nightstar and Jacalyn Colorow.
The two candidates for council seat representing the White Mesa tribal community are Malcolm Lehi and Suzette Morris.
Votiung is open to all enrolled tribal members ages 18 and up. Voters must have a current ID at the polling place. Polling places are at the Community Center in Towaoc and in White Mesa. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Results are tallied at the Towaoc Community Center and the public is invited to view the process. Final results are released around 6 p.m. and will be posted on the Ute Mountain Election Board website.
About 640 tribal members are registered to vote, according to Ute Mountain Ute election officials.
