{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-81.55","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 81.55","heading":"How is the petition formatted and signed?","body":"(a) Each page of the petition must contain:\n(1) A summary of the purpose of the petition, or proposed document, or proposed amendment language;\n(2) Numbered lines for each individual to print their legal name, current mailing address, date, and signature, and;\n(3) The following declaration at the bottom of each page to confirm the collector was present when each signature was collected:\n“I, (Collector's Printed Name) , hereby declare that each individual whose name appears above signed and dated the petition. To the best of my knowledge, the individual signing the petition is a member of the tribe and is 18 years or older.\n(Signature of Collector)\n(Notary Certification)”,\n(b) Each individual must print their legal name, current mailing address, date, and sign on a numbered line.\n(c) Each collector must complete and sign the declaration on each page in front of a notary, who will sign and certify.","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":"7d29aec8c1878d45f92e0e1b425ae020043179b0c8aae965dd2a177b9f282558","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-81.54","next":"us/25-cfr-81.56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}