The Delaware Nation - Constitution Revision Committee

The Delaware Nation
Constitution Revision Committee

Meetings Scheduled

Final Ballots for First Round of Constitution Amendments

Date	Time	Topic
Monday, January 9^th 2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided
Monday, January 23^rd2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided
Monday, February 6^th2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided
Monday, February 20^th2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided
Monday, March 6^th 2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided
Monday, March 20^th2006	6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Not Provided

Memorandums available for download
( Adobe Reader required )

Document Name	Download
Memorandum regarding Organization of Tribes
Memorandum regarding “Traditional” Government
Memorandum regarding Self-Governance
Memorandum regarding Section 17 Corporations
Law Review Article “Developing Effective Processes of American Indian Constitutional and Governmental Reform”
Memorandum regarding Secretarial Elections
Amendment Election Checklist
Memorandum regarding Section 81 Approval
Memorandum regarding Indian Civil Rights Act
Delaware Nation Constitution
Constitution – Preamble
Constitution – Article I and II – NAME AND PURPOSE
Constitution – Article III – CITIZENSHIP OF TRIBE
Constitution – Article IV and V – GENERAL COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Constitution – Article VI - POWERS
Constitution – Article VII - ELECTIONS
Constitution – Article VIII and XV - MEETINGS
Constitution – Article IX - VACANCIES
Constitution – Article X – POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT
Constitution – Article XI - REMOVAL
Constitution – Article XII – BILL OF RIGHTS
Constitution – Article XIII - AMENDMENTS
Constitution – Article XIV – DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Constitution – Article XVI - ADOPTION
Draft Tribal Council Constitution Amendment Submission Resolution and Proposed Constitution Amendment Comment Form

Documents available for download
( Microsoft Word Document .doc files )

Document Name	Size	Download
Amendment "A" Powers Currently Reads	26 Kb
Amendment "A" Powers Proposed	26 Kb
Amendment "B" Qualifications Currently Reads	23 Kb
Amendment "B" Qualifications Proposed	25 Kb
Amendment "C" Duties Currently Read	25 Kb
Amendment "C" Duties Proposed	23 Kb
Amendment "D" Taxes Currently Reads	28 Kb
Amendment "D" Taxes Proposed	23 Kb
Amendment "E" Tribal Court Currently Reads	28 Kb
Amendment "E" Tribal Court Proposed	32 Kb
Delaware Nation Constitutional Election Cov.	22 Kb
Resolution Secretarial Election	29 Kb

Documents available for download
( Adobe Reader required )

Document Name	Size	Download
Constitution of The Delaware Nation	52 Kb
Constitutional Election Check List	85 Kb
Indian Civil Right Act - Overview	37 Kb
Organization of the Tribes - Tribal Constitutions	49 Kb

Final Ballots for First Round of Constitution Amendments
(available for download)

Document Name	Size	Download
Amendment "A" ARTICLE VI –POWERS	48 Kb
Amendment "B" ARTICLE VII –ELECTIONS	42 Kb
Amendment "C" ARTICLE XIV –DUTIES OF OFFICERS	51 Kb
Amendment "D" ARTICLE XVI –TAXATION	44 Kb
Amendment "E" ARTICLE XVII - TRIBAL COURT	44 Kb
Amendment Overview - CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTIONS UNDER THE OIWA	38 Kb
Constitutional Elections - CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTIONS UNDER THE OIWA	54 Kb
Tribal Courts	16 Kb
Request for Secretarial Election	53 Kb

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