August 14, 2009 at 5pm was the deadline of 60 days of the filed petition.

OKMULGEE, Okla. — On June 15, 2009, a Notice of Petition to Remove a Public Officer, A.D. Ellis as Principal Chief, was filed by Jamie Frederick to the Secretary of the Election Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.   As of 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2009, the Secretary of the National Council had not received a signed petition showing cause of removal containing twenty percent of the registered voters of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.  The total registered voters are 16,211 and twenty percent of that would be 3,242. August 14, 2009 at 5pm was the deadline of 60 days of the filed petition.