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Part 81 — Secretarial Election Procedures

63 sections · Title 25: Indians

§ 81.1What is the purpose of this part?
§ 81.2When does this part apply?
§ 81.3Information collection.
§ 81.4What terms do I need to know?
§ 81.5What informal review is available to a tribe or petitioner when anticipating adopting or amending a governing document?
§ 81.6How is a Secretarial election requested?
§ 81.7What technical assistance will the Bureau provide after receiving a request for election?
§ 81.8What happens if a governing Federal statute and this part disagree?
§ 81.9Will the Secretary give deference to the Tribe's interpretation of its own documents?
§ 81.10Who may cast a vote in a Secretarial election?
§ 81.11May a tribe establish a voting age different from 18 years of age for Secretarial elections?
§ 81.12What type of electioneering is allowed before and during Secretarial election?
§ 81.13What types of voting assistance are provided for a Secretarial election?
§ 81.14May Secretarial elections be scheduled at the same time as tribal elections?
§ 81.15How are conflicting proposals to amend a single document handled?
§ 81.16Who pays for holding the Secretarial election?
§ 81.17May a tribe use its funds to pay non-Federal election officials?
§ 81.18Who can withdraw a request for a Secretarial election?
§ 81.19How does the Bureau proceed after receiving a request for a Secretarial election?
§ 81.20What is the first action to be taken by the Chair of the Election Board?
§ 81.21What are the responsibilities of the Secretarial Election Board in conducting a Secretarial election?
§ 81.22How is the Secretarial election conducted?
§ 81.23What documents are included in the Secretarial Election Notice Packet?
§ 81.24What information must be included on the Secretarial election notice?
§ 81.25Where will the Secretarial election notice be posted?
§ 81.26How does BIA use the information I provide on the registration form?
§ 81.27Must I re-register if I have already registered for a tribal or Secretarial election?
§ 81.28How do I submit my registration form?
§ 81.29Why does the Secretarial Election Board compile a Registered Voters List?
§ 81.30What information is contained in the Registered Voters List?
§ 81.31Where is the Registered Voters List posted?
§ 81.32May the Registered Voters List be challenged?
§ 81.33How does the Secretarial Election Board respond to challenges?
§ 81.34How are the official ballots prepared?
§ 81.35When must the Secretarial Election Board send ballots to voters?
§ 81.36What will the mailout or absentee ballot packet include?
§ 81.37How do I cast my vote at a polling site?
§ 81.38When are ballots counted?
§ 81.39How does the Board determine whether the required percentage of registered voters have cast ballots?
§ 81.40What happens if a ballot is spoiled before it is cast?
§ 81.41Who certifies the results of the Election?
§ 81.42Where are the results of the Election posted?
§ 81.43How are the results of the Election challenged?
§ 81.44What documents are sent to the Authorizing Official?
§ 81.45When are the results of the Secretarial election final?
§ 81.46How does the Bureau proceed upon receiving a request for an OIWA Election if no provisions are contrary to applicable law?
§ 81.47How is the OIWA Secretarial election conducted?
§ 81.48When are the results of the OIWA Election final?
§ 81.49What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 81.50Who must follow these requirements?
§ 81.51How do tribal members circulate a petition to adopt or amend the tribe's governing document?
§ 81.52Who may initiate a petition?
§ 81.53Who may sign a petition?
§ 81.54Who is authorized to submit a petition to the Secretary?
§ 81.55How is the petition formatted and signed?
§ 81.56Do petitions have a minimum or maximum number of pages?
§ 81.57How do I determine how many signatures are needed for a petition to be valid?
§ 81.58How long do tribal members have to gather the signatures?
§ 81.59How does the spokesperson file a petition?
§ 81.60How does the Local Bureau Official process the petition?
§ 81.61How can signatures to the petition be challenged?
§ 81.62How is the petition validated?
§ 81.63May the same petition be used for more than one Secretarial election?