[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR82.5]

[Page 255]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 82--PETITIONING PROCEDURES FOR TRIBES REORGANIZED UNDER FEDERAL STATUTE AND OTHER ORGANIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 82.5  Sufficiency of a petition.

    (a) The numerical sufficiency of any petition submitted pursuant to 
this part shall be based upon a number determined by the local Bureau 
official:
    (1) By consultation with the tribal governing body regarding the 
current number of tribal voters; or
    (2) For reorganized tribes, the number of members considered 
eligible to register for a Secretarial election and who are at least 18 
years of age.
    (b) The number shall be made available to the spokesman for the 
petitioners upon request along with a cut-off date when, for purposes of 
the petition, no further names will be added.