On and after June 18, 1934, no land of any Indian reservation, created or set apart by treaty or agreement with the Indians, Act of Congress, Executive order, purchase, or otherwise, shall be allotted in severalty to any Indian. 25 U.S.C. § 5101 June 18, 1934, ch. 576, §1, 48 Stat. 984. EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 461 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES SHORT TITLE OF
25 U.S.C. § 478a EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATIONSection 478a was editorially reclassified as section 5127 of this title.
The Secretarial Election Board: (a) Uses the list provided in the tribal request as the basis for the Eligible Voters List; (b) Assembles and mails the Secretarial Election Notice Packet at least 30 days, but no more than 60 days, before the date of the Secretarial election to all persons on the Eligible Voters List; (c) Confirms that registration forms were received on or before the deadline date; (d) Retains the completed registration form as part of the record; (e) Develops the Registered Voters
(a) This part applies only to federally recognized tribes, in the circumstances shown in the following table. If a tribe wants to . . . And . . . (1) Adopt a new governing document to reorganize under Federal statute The Federal statute requires an election before or after Secretarial approval. (2) Adopt a new governing document to reorganize outside Federal statute The governing document requires approval under the Secretary's general authority to approve. (3) Amend or revoke a governing document
After receiving a tribal request for election under § 81.6 , the Bureau will provide the following technical assistance. (a) The Local Bureau Official will review and make a recommendation on the proposed document or amendment, prepare background information on the tribe, and submit to the Authorizing Official. (b) The Authorizing Official must do all of the following: (1) Review the proposed document or amendment and offer technical assistance to the tribe (and spokesperson, for petitions); (2)