25 C.F.R. § 81.11

May a tribe establish a voting age different from 18 years of age for Secretarial elections?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2025Length: 37 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 25 C.F.R. § 81.11 (2025)

No. A Secretarial election is a Federal election. According to the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, adopted July 1, 1971, all individuals 18 years of age and older must be allowed to vote in Federal elections.
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