Gila River Indian Community: Legislative Functions Excerpt

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Gila River Indian Community

 

ARTICLE VI–QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS

Section 1. 

No person shall be elected or hold office as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief Judge, Associate Judges, or Councilmen unless he (1) is a member of the Community; (2) has reached the age of twenty-five (25) years; (3) has been living in the particular district he is to represent for at least sixty (60) days immediately preceding the election; (4) has been living on the Reservation for at least one year immediately preceding the election. Additional qualifications may be prescribed by ordinance.

Sec. 2.

No person who, within the year preceding the election, has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude shall be eligible to hold office in the Community.

Full Constitution

Year: 1960

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