Amendment to the Indian Educational Reform Act of 1974
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Amendment to the Indian Educational Reform Act of 1974
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1953-01-01
- Creator:
- Camp, John Newbold "Happy", 1908-1987
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/261
- Description:
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a clarification regarding the lowering of the voting age for tribal elections. The amendment only applies to elections authorized by the Secretary under the Indian Reorganization Act and does not affect tribal governing documents. The regulations now conform with the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution. Changes were made to allow for absentee ballots without requiring certification by two adults and to eliminate the need for return receipts for notifying off-reservation tribal members. The amendments were published in the Federal Register on April 23 and are immediately effective.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963), 83rd (1953-1955), 90th (1967-1969), 93rd (1973-1975), 89th (1965-1967), 94th (1975-1977), 84th (1955-1957), 88th (1963-1965), 91st (1969-1971), 86th (1959-1961), 85th (1957-1959), 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_9_1_0000, Box 26, Folder 16, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
