25 C.F.R. § 81.24

What information must be included on the Secretarial election notice?

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The Secretarial election notice must contain all of the following items.

(a) The date of the Secretarial election;

(b) The date which registration forms must be received by the Secretarial Election Board;

(d) A description of the statutory and tribal authority under which the Secretarial election is held;

(e) The deadline for filing challenges to the Registered Voters List;

(f) If polling sites are to be used, the date an absentee ballot request must be received by the Secretarial Election Board;

(g) A statement as to whether the Secretarial election is being held entirely by mailout ballot or with polling sites, in accordance with the tribe's governing document's amendment or adoption articles; and

(h) The locations and hours of established polling sites, if any.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. United States, 639 F. Supp. 165 (E.D. Cal. 1986).

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Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. United States, 639 F. Supp. 165 (E.D. Cal. 1986). “To further bolster plaintiffs’ contention that ratification precedes the exercise of secretarial discretion, 25 C.F.R. § 81.24 (a) provides: Action to approve or disapprove constitutional actions will be taken promptly by the authorizing officer following receipt of the original…”

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