The Secretarial Election Process under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)

  1. Law
  2. CFR 25
  3. Indians
  4. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
  5. Tribal Government
  6. Secretarial Election Procedures
  7. The Secretarial Election Process under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)

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Section
81.19

How does the Bureau proceed after receiving a request for a Secretarial election?

Section
81.20

What is the first action to be taken by the Chair of the Election Board?

Section
81.21

What are the responsibilities of the Secretarial Election Board in conducting a Secretarial election?

Section
81.22

How is the Secretarial election conducted?

Section
81.23

What documents are included in the Secretarial Election Notice Packet?

Section
81.24

What information must be included on the Secretarial election notice?

Section
81.25

Where will the Secretarial election notice be posted?

Section
81.26

How does BIA use the information I provide on the registration form?

Section
81.27

Must I re-register if I have already registered for a tribal or Secretarial election?

Section
81.28

How do I submit my registration form?

Section
81.29

Why does the Secretarial Election Board compile a Registered Voters List?

Section
81.30

What information is contained in the Registered Voters List?

Section
81.31

Where is the Registered Voters List posted?

Section
81.32

May the Registered Voters List be challenged?

Section
81.33

How does the Secretarial Election Board respond to challenges?

Section
81.34

How are the official ballots prepared?

Section
81.35

When must the Secretarial Election Board send ballots to voters?

Section
81.36

What will the mailout or absentee ballot packet include?

Section
81.37

How do I cast my vote at a polling site?

Section
81.38

When are ballots counted?

Section
81.39

How does the Board determine whether the required percentage of registered voters have cast ballots?

Section
81.40

What happens if a ballot is spoiled before it is cast?

Section
81.41

Who certifies the results of the Election?

Section
81.42

Where are the results of the Election posted?

Section
81.43

How are the results of the Election challenged?

Section
81.44

What documents are sent to the Authorizing Official?

Section
81.45

When are the results of the Secretarial election final?