Member Services

Member Services has merged three key services, which were at one time the Enrollment, Election, and Per-Capita departments. Member Services now provides assistance in all three areas from one central office. The office is located on the upper level at the PBPN Government Center.

Enrollment

There are nearly 5,000 enrolled members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Enrollment has declined considerably since a May 2000 amendment to the constitution, which made it necessary for members to possess at least 1/4 PBP Nation blood.

Applications for enrollment are available through the Member Services Department. All applications reviewed for enrollment must be complete. All incomplete applications will be returned to prospective members with 30 days to make revisions before the application goes before the Enrollment Review Committee to determine eligibility.

Election

The Election Board can also be contacted through the Member Services Department. The goal of the Election Board is to conduct orderly elections in accordance with the provisions of the Election Ordinance. The Election Board requires 75 working days to prepare for a national election. The schedule includes a start-up date, date to mail announcement of upcoming election to adult Nation members, deadline date to file for candidacy, cut-off date to register (if not already registered prior to an election), set-up date to mail ballots to registered voters and the scheduled election date. Nation members who are not registered to vote are encouraged to register.

Per Capita

Per Capita services are handled through the Member Services Department. Member Services will be responsible for distributing shared casino revenue payments to all enrolled tribal members per the eligibility guidelines and to report those amounts to the Internal Revenue Service.

Please click on below links to download forms:

Change of Address Form
Direct Deposit Form
Tax With-Holding Form
Withdrawal from Direct Deposit Form
Withdrawal from Tax Form

For additional information contact Member Services Department at (785) 966-3934 or toll free at (877) 715-6789.