{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-81.50","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 81.50","heading":"Who must follow these requirements?","body":"Any tribe meeting the criteria in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section must follow the requirements of this subpart.\n(a) A tribe whose governing document or charter of incorporation provides for petitioning the Secretary to call a Secretarial election for any of the following purposes:\n(1) Amending or revoking the governing document;\n(2) Amending a charter of incorporation ratified under 25 U.S.C. 477 of the IRA before May 24, 1990 where the amendments section or article specifically requires it;\n(3) Amending or ratifying a charter of incorporation under 25 U.S.C. 503 of the OIWA; or\n(4) Taking any other action authorized by the governing document or charter of incorporation.\n(b) A federally recognized tribe, without an existing governing document, adopting a governing document under Federal statute, for the first time.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 81—SECRETARIAL ELECTION PROCEDURES","Subpart F—Formulating Petitions To Request a Secretarial Election"],"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":"7555aa98040ecfcdf4462fe098e93fcba2f0b10e98c71819118c4dcf46247647","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-81.49","next":"us/25-cfr-81.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}