25 CFR 81.2
§ 81.2 When does this part apply?
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 81.2, § 81.2 When does this part apply?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/104602
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(a) This part applies only to federally recognized tribes, in the circumstances shown in the following table.
(b) Secretarial elections will be conducted in accordance with the procedures in this part unless the amendment article of the tribe's governing document provides otherwise and is not contrary to Federal voting qualifications or substantive provisions, in which case the provisions of those documents shall rule, where applicable.
(c) If the amendment provisions of a tribal governing document have become outdated and the amendment cannot be effected under them, and the recognized tribal governing body requests a Secretarial election, the Bureau may authorize a Secretarial election under this part to amend the documents.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.