25 CFR § 81.10
Who may cast a vote in a Secretarial election?
February 24, 2021
Open Table
If the tribe: | Then the following individuals may cast a vote: |
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(a) Is reorganizing under Federal statute for the first time, | Any member of the tribe who: (1) Will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the Secretarial election; and (2) Has duly registered, regardless of residence or other qualifications contained in the tribe's governing documents or charter |
(b) Is already reorganized under Federal statute, | Any member of the tribe who: (1) Will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the Secretarial election; and (2) Otherwise meets the qualifications required by the tribe's governing documents or charter for that particular type of Secretarial election; and (3) Has duly registered. |
(c) Is not reorganized under a Federal statute but tribal law requires a Secretarial election | Any member of the tribe who: (1) Will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the Secretarial election; and (2) Otherwise meets the qualifications, if any, required by the tribe's governing documents or charter for that particular type of Secretarial election, if any; and (3) Has duly registered. |