WHEREAS: The Yurok Interim Council is the governing body of Yurok Tribe as authorized by the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act (Public Law 100-580) as amended, and

WHEREAS: A draft of a Constitution for the Yurok Tribe, dated October 22, 1993 has been presented to the membership for ratification on October 23, 1993, and

WHEREAS: The Certified Public Accounting Firm of Anderson, Somerville, Borges and Kerrigan was retained to conduct said ratification election and certify the result, and

WHEREAS: The aforementioned election has been conducted with the ballots to be postmarked not later than November 10, 1993; and a majority of Yurok Tribal members have approved the Constitution of the Yurok Tribe by a vote of seven hundred and twenty-two (722) in favor of adoption and five hundred and forty five (545) against adoption, and

WHEREAS: Said election result represents 57 percent of the voting majority in support of adoption of the Constitution for the Yurok Tribe dated October 22, 1993, now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

The results of the Constitution Ratification election have been certified by the Certified Public Accounting firm of Anderson, Somerville, Borges and Kerrigan and that said certification is hereby accepted and approved by the Yurok Interim Tribal Council, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

That the Yurok Interim Council, on behalf of the Yurok Tribe, hereby certifies that the Constitution for the Yurok Tribe dated October 22, 1993 is adopted and is now in effect.