25 CFR 81.11 - May a tribe establish a voting age different from 18 years of age for Secretarial elections?

Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 02, 2024

Title 25 - Indians last revised: Mar 22, 2024

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

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.

authority: : 25 U.S.C. 473a,476,477,as,and

source: 80 FR 63106, Oct. 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 25 CFR 81.11