Define the procedures by which the Constitution is adopted.

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (2006)

This Constitution shall become effective when ratified by the registered voters of the Cherokee Nation. It shall be engrossed on parchment and signed by the Principal Chief and the President of the United States, or his authorized representative. It shall be filed in the office of the Cherokee Nation and sacredly preserved as the fundamental law of the Cherokee Nation. The Constitution shall be printed in both Cherokee and English, provided however, that the English version shall be controlling for all governmental and legal purposes. The Council shall enact laws in conformance with this Constitution within eighteen (18) months of its ratification, provided that the provisions for Article XI shall be enacted within six (6) months of its ratification. (Adopted by the Delegates of the 1999 Constitution Convention on March 6, 1999; approved for release by the Constitution Convention Style Committee on July 30, 1999; approved for referendum by resolution passed by the Council of the Cherokee Nation on May 15, 2000, and signed by Principal Chief Chadwick Smith on May 24, 2000 (Resolution #31-00); approved by vote of the citizens of the Cherokee Nation on July 26, 2003 and certified by the Cherokee Nation Election Commission on August 7, 2003; ruled effective and ordered implemented by the Cherokee Nation Judicial Appeals Tribunal (now Supreme Court) on June 7, 2006 in Case # JAT-05-04.)

Yavapai-Apache Nation (1992)

This constitution, when adopted by a majority vote of the registered voters of the Yavapai-Apache Tribe of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona, voting at a special election authorized by the Secretary of the Interior in which at least thirty (30) percent of those registered in accordance with Secretarial regulations to vote shall vote, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for his approval and, if approved by the Secretary of the Interior or by operation of law, shall be effective from the date of such approval.

Sault Ste. Marie Tribes of Chippewa Indians (2001)

This constitution and bylaws when ratified by a majority vote of the adult members of the organization known as the Original Bands of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Indians, voting at an election called for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, provided that at least thirty (30) percent of those entitled to vote shall vote in such election, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and, if approved, shall become effective from the date of approval.

Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community (1999)

First Election. The members first elected to the Tribal Council under this Constitution pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Grand Ronde Restoration Act shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and installed following the Tribal Council election in September 1987. At the Tribal Council election in September 1987, three (3) members shall be elected to three-year (3) terms, three (3) members shall be elected to two-year (2) terms, and three (3) members shall be elected to one-year (1) terms. Thereafter, there shall be annual elections in September and, in order to maintain the concept of staggered terms of office, all Tribal Council members shall be elected to three-year (3) terms or until their successors are duly elected and installed.

• Procedures for adopting the new constitution

• Provide for transition to new constitutional offices, powers, and/or procedures

• Is a Secretarial election desired and/or needed?

• Percentage of citizen approval required for adoption

• Is federal approval desired and/or needed?