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§1326 Special Election
Title 25 › Chapter 15— CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INDIANS › Subchapter III— JURISDICTION OVER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS › § 1326
Summary
If a state gets authority under this law for crimes, civil cases, or both, that authority only applies in Indian country when a majority of the enrolled adult Indians in the affected area vote to allow it in a special election. The Secretary of the Interior must hold that special election under rules he sets when the tribal council or other governing body asks for it, or when 20 percent of the enrolled adults ask for it.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §1326
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State jurisdiction acquired pursuant to this subchapter with respect to criminal offenses or civil causes of action, or with respect to both, shall be applicable in Indian country only where the enrolled Indians within the affected area of such Indian country accept such jurisdiction by a majority vote of the adult Indians voting at a special election held for that purpose. The Secretary of the Interior shall call such special election under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, when requested to do so by the tribal council or other governing body, or by 20 per centum of such enrolled adults.
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25 U.S.C. § 1326
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60