Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex, health centers, and satellite offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023. Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital urgent care, emergency department, and other emergency services will remain open.

Election Commission

918-458-5899
17763 S. Muskogee Ave Tahlequah, OK 74464

2023 General Election

  • Absentee Ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) in the Election Commission post office box in Tahlequah, OK no later than 12:00 PM noon on Election Day, June 3rd, 2023 to be accepted pursuant to CNCA Title 26 § 78.
  • A Drop Box for personal delivery of Absentee Ballots will be available at the Election Commission Office in Tahlequah during Early Walk-In May 27, 30, 31 & June 1, and on Election Day June 3 from 7 am to 7 pm pursuant to CNCA Title 26 § 78.
  • Updating your information with Tribal Registration or on the Gadugi Portal does not update your voting information.
  • Voter Registrations received after March 31st will be processed, but not updated in our system until after the election cycle is complete.

Principal Chief

  • Cara Cowan Watts
  • Wes Nofire
  • Chuck Hoskin Jr.
  • David Cornsilk

District 8

  • Jerry Don Hardbarger
  • Troy Littledeer
  • Jillian Decker
  • Timothy Fishinghawk
  • Jon Minor
  • Codey Poindexter
  • John Teehee

Deputy Chief

  • David Walkingstick
  • Meredith Frailey
  • Bryan Warner
  • Bill Pearson

District 12

  • Crystal St. John
  • Dora Patzkowski

District 1

  • Sasha Blackfox-Qualls
  • Trae Ratliff
  • Brian Jackson
  • Dale Lee Glory

District 13

  • Joe Deere
  • Ed Phillips

District 3

  • Brandon L. Girty
  • Sara Drywater Barnett
  • Dyllon Fite
  • Joseph Tali Byrd
  • Lisa Robison Hall
  • Brian Speake

District 14

  • Kevin Easley, Jr.
  • Warren L. Murray
  • Carrie Ann Vargas

District 6

  • Steven Russell
  • Daryl Legg
  • Dustin W. Bush

At-Large

  • James Smay
  • Jared Coody
  • Craig Hood
  • Julia Coates

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