25 C.F.R. § 81.11
May a tribe establish a voting age different from 18 years of age for Secretarial elections?
No. A Secretarial election is a Federal election. According to the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, adopted July 1, 1971, all individuals 18 years of age and older must be allowed to vote in Federal elections.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Cmty. v. Babbitt, 107 F.3d 667 (8th Cir. 1997).
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Cmty. v. Babbitt, 107 F.3d 667 (8th Cir. 1997). “The election board must oversee voter -9- 9 registration, including notifying eligible voters of the need to register, 25 C.F.R. § 81.11 (a), and posting an official list of registered voters at least twenty days prior to the election, 25 C.”
Lucero v. Lujan, 788 F. Supp. 1180 (D.N.M. 1992). “8 (a) and (b); (2) the lack of notice by mail of the need to register to vote, see 25 C.F.R. § 81.11 ; and (3) the lack of notice to non-residents of the election and need to register, see 25 C.”
Channing v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation (N.D. Okla. 2025). “” See 25 C.F.R. § 81.11 ; see also 80 Fed. Reg.”
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