Constitution

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I - TERRITORY, JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY
SECTION 1 - Ancestral Lands
SECTION 2 - Territory
SECTION 3 - Jurisdiction
SECTION 4 - Authority of Tribal Government
SECTION 5 - Tribal Offices

ARTICLE II - Membership
SECTION 1 - Base Membership Roll
SECTION 2 - Yurok Tribal Membership Roll
SECTION 3 - Tribal Membership Based Upon Extraordinary Circumstances
SECTION 4 - Limitations on Membership

ARTICLE III - Election of Yurok Tribal Council
SECTION 1 - Election
SECTION 2 - Council Districts
SECTION 3 - Terms of Office
SECTION 4 - Voter Registration
SECTION 5 - General Qualifications for office
SECTION 6 - Qualifications for Tribal Chairperson and ViceChairperson
SECTION 7 - Qualifications for Council Member Representing A District
SECTION 8 - Primary election
SECTION 9 - Runoff Elections
SECTION 10 - Filling of Vacant Positions

ARTICLE IV - DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE YUROK COUNCIL
SECTION 1 - Tribal Chairperson
SECTION 2 - ViceChairperson
SECTION 3 - Other Tribal Officers
SECTION 4 - Miscellaneous Other Officers
SECTION 5 - Yurok Tribal Council

ARTICLE V - YUROK TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETINGS
SECTION 1 - Frequency
SECTION 2 - Quorum
SECTION 3 - Special Meetings
SECTION 4 - Public Meetings
SECTION 5 - Roll Call Voting
SECTION 6 - Consensus

ARTICLE VI - ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SECTION 1 - Annual Membership Meeting
SECTION 2 - Powers

ARTICLE VII - TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

ARTICLE VIII - OATH OF OFFICE

ARTICLE IX - BILL OF RIGHTS

ARTICLE X - RECALL OF OFFICIALS
SECTION 1 - Grounds for Recall
SECTION 2 - Recall Election
SECTION 3 - Limits on Recall

ARTICLE XI - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
SECTION 1 - Initiative
SECTION 2 - Referendum

ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENT
SECTION 1 - Amendment Proposed
SECTION 2 - Adoption

ARTICLE XIII - SEVERABILITY CLAUSE

ARTICLE XIV - EFFECTIVE DATE AND INITIAL ELECTION

CERTIFICATION of Constitutional Amendment CA001 - October 11, 2000

RESOLUTION OF THE YUROK TRIBE INTERIM COUNCIL

CERTIFICATION