Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

13.04.030 Qualifications for Election Board and Election Committee

(a) Each member of the Election Board and Election Committee must be eligible to vote at the polling place of the district to which the member is assigned.

(b) A person shall not serve as a member of the Election Board or Election Committee if he/she:

(1) is a candidate in the present election or an employee; or

(2) is the husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, whether by birth or legal relationship, of the whole or the half-blood, of any candidate in the present election; or

(3) Is an employer or employee of a candidate in the present election or an employee of the Tribe. For purposes of this section, "employee of the tribe" is defined as a person whose paycheck comes directly from a tribal account.