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Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma - Tribal Constitution

Approved: 2017

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.

New Constitution (pdf)

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I – BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 1. Bill of Rights
Section 2. Reserved Powers
ARTICLE II – ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Section 1. Sovereignty
Section 2. Branches of Government
Section 3. Separation of Powers
ARTICLE III – TERRITORY AND JURISDICTION
Section 1. Territory
Section 2. Jurisdiction
ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Qualifying Membership
Section 2. Allottee Blood Quantum
Section 3. Acceptable Evidence
Section 4. Application Process
Section 5. Adoption
Section 6. Dual Enrollment Restriction
Section 7. Enrollment Officer
Section 8. Membership Laws
Section 9. Minors and Relinquishment of Membership
ARTICLE V – KIOWA INDIAN COUNCIL
Section 1. Composition
Section 2. Office of the Council
Section 3. Reserved Powers
Section 4. Annual Meetings and Special Meetings
Section 5. Procedures
ARTICLE VI – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Section 1. Composition
Section 2. Distric
Section 3. Terms
Section 4. Qualifications: Districts 1-6
Section 5. Qualifications: District 7
Section 6. Powers
Section 7. Sessions
Section 8. Legislative Process
Section 9. Compensation
ARTICLE VII – EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Section 1. Composition
Section 2. Terms
Section 3. Qualifications
Section 4. Powers
Section 5. Compensation
ARTICLE VIII – JUDICIAL BRANCH
Section 1. Composition
Section 2. Selection
Section 3. Terms
Section 4. Qualifications
Section 5. Jurisdiction
Section 6. Powers and Duties
Section 7. Right to Appeal
Section 8. Compensation
Section 9. Judicial Commission
ARTICLE IX – ELECTIONS
Section 1. Voters
Section 2. Voter Registration
Section 3. Election Commission
Section 4. Nominations
Section 5. Candidates
Section 6. Polling Sites
Section 7. Ballots
Section 8. Compensation
Section 9. Procedures
Section 10. Primary Election
Section 11. General Election
Section 12. Special Election
Section 13. Certification of Election Results
Section 14. Election Challenges
Section 15. Oath of Office
Section 16. First Elections
ARTICLE X – SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
Section 1. Sovereign Immunity
Section 2. Immunity from Suit by Parties outside the Jurisdiction of the Tribe
Section 3. Immunity from Suit by Parties within the Jurisdiction of the Tribe.
Section 4. Suits against the Legislature and Legislators
Section 5. Suits against Judges
ARTICLE XI – REFERENDUM AND INITIATIVE
Section 1. Popular Vote
Section 2. Referendum
Section 3. Initiative
Section 4. Referendum and Initiative Procedures
Section 5. Referendum by the Legislature
ARTICLE XII – FORFEITURE, REMOVAL, RECALL, AND VACANCIES
Section 1. Forfeiture
Section 2. Removal of Legislators by Referral to Recall Election
Section 3. Impeachment and Removal of a Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Section 4. Impeachment and Removal of a Judge or Justice
Section 5. Recall
Section 6. Recall Limits
Section 7. Vacancy in the Office of Legislator
Section 8. Vacancy in the Office of Chairman
Section 9. Vacancy in the Office of Vice-Chairman
Section 10. Vacancies in the Judicial Branch
Section 11. Vacancies on the Election Commission
ARTICLE XIII KIOWA COMANCHE & APACHE LAND USE AUTHORITY
Section 1. Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Intertribal Land Use Committee
ARTICLE XIV – AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Request for an Election
Section 2. Requirements for Passage
ARTICLE XV - OATH OF OFFICE
Section 1. Oath of Office

[Table of Contents created by NILL in September 2018, based on materials available on tribe's website.]