Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California - Tribal Code
Table of Contents Updated: March 2017
The tribe makes their code available online. The link below will take you to the version of the code available on the tribe's website.
Table of Contents
Enrollment Ordinance (September 4, 2000)
Section I - Title
Section II - Authority
Section III - Enrollment Committee
Section IV -
Confidentiality and Access of Information
Section V - Delegation of Authority
Section VI - Duties of Enrollment Committee
Section VII - Register
Section VIII - Corrections of Census Records, Tribal Membership of Register
Section IX - Criteria for Enrollment
Section X - Duty to Register
Section XI - Enrollment Procedure and Blood Degree Corrections
Section XII - Sponsoring the Application
Section XIII - Petition for Adoption
Section XIV - Burden of Proof
Section XV - Eligibility through Paternal Line
Section XVI - Dual Enrollment
Section XVII - Disenrollment
Section XVIII - Relinquishment
Section XIX - Hearings, Notice, Remands, Appeals
Section XX - Reopening the Application
Section XXI - Registration of Deaths
Section XXII - Enrollment Forms
Section XXIll - Amendments
Section XXIV - Definitions
Section XXV - Effective Date
Certification
Election Ordinance (March 13, 2004)
ARTICLE I Purpose
ARTICLE II Authority
ARTICLE III Voter Registration
Section I - Registration
Section 2 - Eligibility to Vote
ARTICLE IV Elected Offices/Qualifications for Office
Section l - Executive Council, Governing Body
Section 2 - Qualifications of the Executive Council
Section 3 - Election Ordinance Committee
ARTICLE V - Election Ordinance Committee/Election Board's Authority
Section l - Election Committee's Responsibilities (Secretarial Election)
Section 2 - Election Committee's Responsibilities (Tribal Election)
ARTICLE VI Nominations
Section I - Nominations for Executive Council
Section 2 - Executive Council Requirements
ARTICLE VII Election Procedures
Section I - Voter Eligibility
Section 2 - Quorum
Section 3 - Election of the first Executive Council
Section 4 - Tribal Elections
Section 5 - Election Committee
Section 6- Election Notification
ARTICLE VIII - Polling Places/Voting List
Section I - Polling Place
Section 2 - Registered Voter List
ARTICLE IX Eligibility Disputes
Section 1 - Registration List
ARTICLE X Election Notices/Voting
Section I - Secretarial Election
Section 2 - Tribal Election
Section 3 - Absentee Voting
Section 4 - Ballots
Section 5 - Counting of Ballots
Section 6 - Write-in Votes
Section 7 - Tie Votes
ARTICLE XI - Election Results
Section I - Candidates Elected
Section 2 - Posting and Certifying Election Results
Section 3 - Contesting of Election Results
Section 4 - Secure Location for Election Materials
ARTICLE XII - Installation
Section I - Notification and Installation
Section 2 - Oath of Office
ARTICLE XIII- Vacancies, Recall, Removal, Appeal and Forfeiture
Section I - Vacancies
Section 2 - Recall
Section 3 - Removal
Section 4 - Appeal
Section 5 – Forfeiture
ARTICLE XIV - Initiative and Referendum
Section 1 - Initiative
Section 2 - Referendum
ARTICLE XV - Savings Clause
ARTICLE XVI - Adoption/Effective Date
DEFINITIONS
Executive Council Code of Ethics Ordinance (June 12, 2004)
Purpose
Policy
Authority
Definitions
Ethical Obligations
Violation Procedure
Sanctions
Appeal
Confidentiality
Role of Tribal Council Member Accused of Ethical Violation
Severability
Certification
[Table of Contents created by NILL in March 2017, based on materials available on tribe's website.]