Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas - Tribal Constitution

Amended: August 2018

The tribe makes their constitution available online. The link below will take you to the version of the constitution available on the tribe's website.

Constitution of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (pdf)

Table of Contents

Preamble
Article I - Jurisdiction
Article II - Membership
Article III - Governing Body
Article IV - Duties of Officers
Section 1. Chairman
Section 2. Secretary
Section 3. Treasurer
Article V - Elections
Section 1. Regular Elections
Section 2. Special Elections
Section 3. Eligible Voters
Section 4. Election Board and Ordinance
Section 5. Qualifications of Candidates
Section 6. First Election
Section 7. Installation of Traditional Council
Section 8. Compensation
Article VI - Vacancies, Removal, Forfeiture, Recall
Section 1. Vacancies
Seciton 2. Removal
Section 3. Recall
Article VII - Powers of Traditional Council
[Section 1. Powers]
Section 2. Committees and Boards
Section 3. Future Powers
Article VIII - Tribal Enactments
Article IX - Popular Participation in Government
Section 1. Initiative
Section 2. Referendum
Section 3.
Section 4.
Article X - Rights of Members and Other Persons
Article XI - Appeals Board
Article XII - Amendments
Article XIII - Savings Clause
Article XIV - Severability
Article XV - Adoption
Article XVI - Certification of Results of Election (May 27, 1989)
Certificate of Approval (July 11, 1989)
Certificate of Results of Election (March 22, 2017)
Amendment A: Article II - Membership (March 22, 2017)
Certificate of Approval (April 12, 2017)
Certificate of Results of Election (August 2, 2018)
Amendment A: Article II Membership, Section 2 (August 2, 2018)
Correspondence (August 22, 2018)

[Table of Contents created by NILL in February 2019, based on materials available on tribe's website.]