Kitsumkalum Treaty Office – Notice of Vote | Kitsumkalum, a Galts’ap (community) of the Tsimshian Nation

Ratification Vote for the Kitsumkalum Constitution and the Kitsumkalum Treaty

The Kitsumkalum Ratification Committee advises that a Ratification Vote to determine if Eligible Voters* approve
the Kitsumkalum Constitution and the Kitsumkalum Treaty: A Living Agreement will take place on Saturday,
November 1, 2025.

The Rules of Procedure for the Ratification Vote are available for review at Home – Kitsumkalum Treaty Information Source.

*An individual is eligible to vote if that individual has been placed on the Official Voters List or has submitted a completed enrolment application to the Kitsumkalum Enrolment Committee, and provides evidence satisfactory to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) or Deputy Electoral Officer that the individual will be at least 18 years of age on or before November 1, 2025.

BALLOT QUESTIONS

The following ballot questions will be asked of persons eligible to vote:

Do you approve the Kitsumkalum Constitution dated June 24, 2025?
The Kitsumkalum Constitution is available at Home – Kitsumkalum Treaty Information Source.

Do you approve the Kitsumkalum Treaty: A Living Agreement dated June 20, 2025?
The Kitsumkalum Treaty, Appendices and Atlas are available at Home – Kitsumkalum Treaty Information Source.

Copies of documents are also available, upon request, from the Kitsumkalum Treaty Office.

HOW YOU CAN VOTE

A Voter Instruction Package with information on how to vote will be sent to individuals whose names appear on
the Official Voters List. If you are on the Official Voters List and do not receive a Voter Instruction Package, you can
request one by contacting the CEO by phone/text: 250-884-4703 or email: marcus.hadley@gmail.com.

IN PERSON – The Ratification Vote takes place Saturday, November 1, 2025, between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm at:
Kitsumkalum Community Hall, 14295 Highway 16 West, Terrace, BC, V8G 0C8. If you choose to vote in person,
please bring government-issued photo identification to the polls.

ONLINE OR BY TELEPHONE – If you choose to vote online or by telephone, you must vote no later than 8:00 pm on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

BY MAIL – If you choose to vote by mail-in ballot, you must use the prepaid self-addressed envelope to return
your mail-in ballot. The envelope must be received by the CEO no later than 8:00 pm on November 1, 2025.

You must only vote once – either online, by telephone, in person or by mail-in ballot

OFFICIAL VOTERS LIST: Once enrolled, the names of Eligible Voters will be added to the Official Voters List, which will be updated on an ongoing basis. The Official Voters List for the Ratification Vote will be made available online at https://www.kitsumkalumtreaty.ca and at the Kitsumkalum Treaty Office. Only the ballots of individuals on the Official Voters List will be counted for the purpose of the Ratification Vote.

Questions? Please direct any questions to Chief Electoral Officer, Marcus Hadley, by phone/text: 250-884-4703 or email: marcus.hadley@gmail.com

Chief Electoral Officer, Marcus Hadley
Dated this 5th day of September, 2025