Tribal Council members shall be subject to recall only for cause. The following are sufficient grounds for recall:
(a) 
The commission of an unlawful act or any wrongful conduct affecting the performance of official duties, or
(b) 
Performance of an official duty in an improper manner.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984; amended by Res. 07-A-127, 12/11/2007 to change references from Community Council Offices to Tribal Council Members.)
Recall proceedings shall be initiated by preparing a typed charge against the Tribal Council member. The charge must contain the following information to be valid:
(a) 
The name of the Tribal Council member and the title of his or her office;
(b) 
A statement of the acts complained of, giving a detailed description including the date, location, and nature of each act; and
(c) 
The signatures of five members of the Tribe who state, under oath before the Judge or Judicial Officer of the Tribe that they have personal knowledge that believe the contents of charge are true.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984; amended by Res. 07-A-127, 12/11/2007 to require personal knowledge that the contest are true instead of requiring a belief that the contents of the charge to be true.)
The charge shall be filed with the Clerk of the Community Court, or the Judge or Judicial Officer of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984)
Upon filing the charge, the Judge or Judicial Officer shall review it to determine: 1) whether it meets the requirements of section 11.01.02, and 2) whether the acts complained of, if taken as true, constitute grounds for recall under section 11.02.01. If both criteria set forth above are met, the Judge or Judicial Officer shall, within ten (10) days of filing, prepare a statement to be placed on the petitions and ballots including the name of the Tribal Council member, his or her position and a concise statement of the charge. If the charge is deficient, the Judge or Judicial Officer shall so notify the persons making the charge.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984)
The Clerk of the Community Court shall prepare petitions with the statement prepared under section 11.02.04 on the top of each. The petitions shall then be made available to the persons making the charge. The persons making the charge shall have not more than 30 days to gather signatures of one third of the registered voters of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. The petitions must then be submitted to the Election Committee who shall determine whether the signatures are valid. Failure to gather the valid signatures of one third of the registered voters shall result in the invalidation of the recall process.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984)
If the Election Committee determines that the petitions contain enough valid signatures under section 11.02.05, it shall call a special election within 30 days of that determination. The special election shall be governed by the procedures set forth in section 11.01.03 (eligible voters), 11.01.04 (registration of voters), 11.01.05 (absentee voters), 11.01.06 (notice of elections), 11.01.07 (election committee), 11.01.11 (polls and polling regulations), and 11.01.12 (counting ballots). Ballots shall have the name of the Tribal Council member, his or her position, a statement of the charges as prepared by the Judge or Judicial Officer and a brief statement of the consequences of a recall.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984)
If a majority of all votes cast in the recall election is for the recall of the Tribal Council member charged, the office shall be declared vacant. An election shall be called to fill the vacancy. The election shall be called as soon as practicable, and shall be governed by the procedures set forth in sections 11.01.03, 11.01.04, 11.01.05, 11.01.06, 11.01.07, 11.01.08, 11.01.10, 11.01.11, and 11.01.12. The term of office for those candidates who successfully fill a vacancy shall be the same as the term of the Tribal Council member they replace. The person who was recalled shall not be eligible to be a candidate in an election to fill the vacancy.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984; amended by Res. 07-A-127, 12/11/2007 to require an election for a vacancy, whereas previously a recalled position would have been filled by the non-voting council member, and now disallows a recalled member from being eligible to fill the vacancy.)