FHBC approves special election to fill council seat
FORT HALL — A special election to fill the remaining term of the late Fort Hall Business Council treasurer Ladd Edmo is scheduled for Friday, December 18.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Election Board made the determination recommending it to the FHBC and they approved it October 28.
According to the Tribes Constitution and Bylaws Article V. – Vacancies and Removal From Office Section 1. If a member of the business council shall die, resign or be removed from office, permanently leave the Reservation or shall be found guilty of a felony or misdemeanor involving dishonesty in any Indian, State or Federal court, the business council shall declare the position vacant. A general election conducted on a reservation-wide basis shall be held within 60 days of the date the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term if at least 180 days of that term remain on the date the vacancy occurs.
Nominating petitions open October 28 at 9 a.m. and close November 13, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Early voting is December 16 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Tribal Business Center Dome Room.
Voting in the five Fort Hall Reservation districts is December 18 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
