# Secretarial Election Procedures
> **Bureau of Indian Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2015-10-19 · Effective 2015-11-18 · 80 FR 63094
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-26176
- **Category:** tribal-affairs
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Indian Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 63094
- **CFR reference:** 25 CFR 81
- **Publication date:** 2015-10-19
- **Effective date:** 2015-11-18
- **Interior docket:** 156A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G
## Abstract

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is amending its regulations governing Secretarial elections and procedures for tribal members to petition for Secretarial elections. This rule reflects changes in the law and the requirement that regulations be written in plain language. The rule also clarifies how tribes may remove Secretarial election requirements from their governing documents.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/19/2015-26176/secretarial-election-procedures)
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