{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-81.34","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 81.34","heading":"How are the official ballots prepared?","body":"(a) The Secretarial Election Board must prepare the official ballot so that it is easy for the voters to indicate a choice between no more than two alternatives (i.e., adopting or rejecting the proposed language). Separate ballots should be prepared for each proposed amendment or a single ballot for adoption of a proposed document (with a reference to the document provided in the Secretarial election notice).\n(b) The following information must appear on the face of the mailout or absentee ballot:\nOFFICIAL BALLOT\n(Facsimile Signature)\nCHAIR, SECRETARIAL ELECTION BOARD\n(c) When polling places are required by the tribe's governing document, the official ballot may be a paper ballot, voting machine ballot, or other type of ballot supporting the secret ballot process.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 81—SECRETARIAL ELECTION PROCEDURES","Subpart D—The Secretarial Election Process under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"54a9a0d939ace56ef051eb3cfd073e4316f7ef2150f0600a2a9ef5161faea9fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-81.33","next":"us/25-cfr-81.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}