Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 09-114

• File #: 09-114
• Version: 7
• Name: Election Law Reform
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/14/2009
• In control: RULES COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 7/30/2009
• Final action: 2/13/2010
• Enactment date: 2/14/2010
• Enactment #: LA-06-10
• Title: AN ACT AMENDING LA#7-97 AND LA#39-05; REVISING TITLE 26 ("ELECTIONS") OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED
• Sponsors: Meredith Frailey
• Indexes: Election
• Code sections: Title 26 - Elections
• Related files: LA-39-05, LA-07-97, 21-095, 10-053, 10-109, 12-110, 10-118, 10-119, 21-096, 12-090, 12-150, 10-059, 10-130, 10-134, 10-135, 10-142, 10-143, 10-141, 11-011, 11-097, 13-032

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/23/2010	7	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
2/16/2010	7	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
1/11/2010	6	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass
1/11/2010	6	RULES COMMITTEE	Failed	Fail
12/14/2009	5	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Referred	Pass
11/16/2009	5	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Tabled	Pass
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved with Amendments	Pass
10/29/2009	3	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Pass
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Fail
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Fail
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Pass
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Pass
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Pass
10/29/2009	4	RULES COMMITTEE	Special Action	Pass
9/24/2009	1		Tabled
9/24/2009	3	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass
8/27/2009	2	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass
8/27/2009	2	RULES COMMITTEE	Amended	Fail
7/30/2009	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass

Title
AN ACT AMENDING LA#7-97 AND LA#39-05; REVISING TITLE 26 ("ELECTIONS") OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

Title 26 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Entitled "Elections" is hereby revised in its entirety and is hereby enacted as follows:

TITLE 26
ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 1
General Provisions

§ 1. Purpose

This Title is adopted for the purpose of conducting all Cherokee Nation elections, for Principal Chief, Deputy Principal Chief, Council, Constitutional amendments, initiatives and referenda of the Cherokee Nation.

Legislative History.

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 I1, 1987
L.A. 3-87 Eft February 14, 1987
L.A. 4-87 Eff. Feb. 14, 1987
L.A. 7-97 Eft May 12, 1997
L.A. 39-05 Eff. Nov. 14, 2005

§ 3. Authority.

This Title is enacted pursuant to Article IX, Section 1, of the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation ruled effective by the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court on July 26, 2003.

§ 3-A. Definitions. For purposes of this Title, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

1. At-Large Registered Voter. “At-Large registered voter” means a person who is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, under the age of twenty-five (25) residing outside of the jurisdictional boundaries of the Cherokee Nation, who has not previously registered to vote, and fails to choose a single district upon the time of their first registration; and citizens age twenty-five (25) and older-residing outside of the boundaries not registered to vote at the time of the first election to fill At-Large Council seats pursuant to Article VI § 3 of the ...