Elections

The nomination period for Tlingit & Haida’s Elections has closed, and the Certified Candidates Report has been published.

The report confirms 192 tribal citizens have declared their candidacy for Delegate and/or Community Council member.

Voting Information

Participation in tribal elections is an important responsibility of tribal citizens. By voting, tribal citizens can help shape the future of the Tribe and ensure their community is represented in the governance of Tlingit & Haida.

Elections will be conducted through secure electronic balloting. Ballot information, including each voter’s Elector ID and password, will be mailed on February 20, 2026 to all eligible tribal citizens who are registered to a community and have a mailing address on file.

Verify or Update Your Contact Information & Registered Community

To ensure you receive a ballot:

• Verify your registered community, especially if you have recently moved. Click hereto find your community’s official voting list under the Community section of the Elections page.
• Click here if you need to update your contact information and registered community.

Role of Delegates

Submit candidate form by close of business (4:30 PM AKST) on Feb. 6, 2026

Delegates are elected representatives of a Tlingit & Haida Community who represent their community’s interests at the annual Tribal Assembly, where they vote on resolutions, elect tribal officers, and make decisions on tribal governance.

Duties of Delegates:

• Serve as governing body at the annual Tribal Assembly, debate, vote, consider resolutions
• Represent your community’s voice including needs and priorities
• Elect leadership positions – Executive Officers, Tribal Court Chief Justice and Associate Justices, Emerging Leader, and Delegate/Citizen of the Year
• Bring forward community resolutions and priorities
• Participate in local Community Council
• Determine proposed amendments to governing documents

Communities with Delegate Seats

Alaska: Anchorage, Angoon, Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Juneau, Kake, Kasaan, Ketchikan, Klawock, Klukwan, Metlakatla, Pelican, Petersburg, Saxman, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat

Outside Alaska: San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington

Role of Community Council Member

A Tlingit & Haida Community Council is a governing body of a recognized Tlingit & Haida community, composed of Delegates and any additional Community Council members elected by registered tribal citizens of the community.

A Community Council member is a tribal citizen who has been elected by voting members of a specific Community to serve on that Community’s governing council, as authorized under the Tlingit & Haida Constitution and the Community’s Constitution.

Only communities listed below are eligible to hold Community Council elections.

Communities with Community Council Seats

Alaska: Anchorage, Angoon, Craig, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Pelican, Petersburg, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat

Outside Alaska: San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington