This subpart establishes requirements for formulating and submitting petitions to request the Secretary to call a Secretarial election as required by the governing documents or charters of incorporation of tribes issued under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), 25 U.S.C. 476 and 477 , as amended, and the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act (OIWA), 25 U.S.C. 503 . This Subpart may also be used by a federally recognized tribe that is adopting a governing document, under Federal statute, for the first time.
25 C.F.R. §81.49