Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 24-082

• File #: 24-082
• Version: 1
• Name: CN ELECTION CODE AMENDS 2024
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/14/2024
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 8/29/2024
• Final action: 9/18/2024
• Enactment date: 9/16/2024
• Enactment #: LA-30-24
• Title: AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT 14-22 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
• Sponsors: Mike Shambaugh, Johnny Kidwell , Joe Deere, Candessa Tehee
• Indexes: Election Law
• Code sections: Title 26 - Elections
• Related files: 22-028

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/18/2024	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
9/16/2024	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
8/29/2024	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title
AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT 14-22 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This Act shall be known as the "2024 Amendments to the Cherokee Nation Election Code" and shall be codified as Title 26 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2. Findings

The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that an emergency exists within the Cherokee Nation and that the existing Title 26 entitled "Elections" is in need of substantive changes to enhance the electoral process in the Cherokee Nation.

Section 3. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend certain provisions of the previously revised and restated Cherokee Nation Election Code codified at Title 26 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 4. Legislative History

Article VI, Section 7 of the Cherokee Nation Constitution states that the Council shall have the power to establish laws which it shall deem necessary and proper for the good of the Nation. The Council has previously legislated, adopted and revised Title 26 entitled "Elections" as follows:

L.A. 9-85 Eff. July 13, 1985
L.A. 35-89 Eff. Sept. 9, 1989
L.A. 6-91 Eff. March 9, 1991
L.A. 2-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
L.A. 12-90 Eff. Nov. 13, 1990
L.A. 5-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
L.A. 8-87 Eff. Feb. 26, 1987
L.A. 11-87 Eff. March 14, 1987
L.A. 6-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
L.A. 9-87 Eff. Feb. 26, 1987
L.A. 14-87 Eff. March 14, 1987
L.A. 7-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
LA. 12-87 Eff. May 11, 1987
L.A. 23-87 Eff. June 11, 1987
L.A. 3-87 Eff. February 14, 1987
L.A. 4-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
L.A. 7-97 Eff. May 12, 1997
L.A. 39-05 Eff. Nov. 14, 2005
L.A. 06-10 Eff. Feb. 16, 2010
L.A. 46-12 Eff. Dec. 10, 2012
L.A. 04-14 Eff. Feb. 10, 2014
L.A. 26-14 Eff. Sept. 15, 2014
L.A. 12-16 Eff. May 18, 2016
L.A. 22-20 Eff. Oct. 13, 2020
L.A. 23-20 Eff. Oct. 13, 2020
L.A. 24-20 Eff. Oct. 13, 2020
L.A. 48-21 Eff. Nov. 19, 2021
L.A. 14-22 Eff. May 23, 2022

Section 5. Substantive Provisions

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