25 CFR 82.7 : Indians (Appendix To Chapter I To Parts 1201-1299) — Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Department Of The Interior (Parts 1 - 299) (Appendix To Chapter I To Subchapter O) — Tribal Government (Parts 61 - 91) (Section 61.1 To Section 91.15) — Petitioning Procedures For Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute And Other Organized Tribes (Section 82.1 To Section 82.11) — Notarization of petition signatures.

(a) Signatures to a petition must be authenticated in one of the following ways:

(1) Through having each signer subscribe or acknowledge his/her signature before a notary public;

(2) Through having the collector of signatures appeal before a notary and sign, in his/her presence, on each sheet of the petition, a statement attesting that the signatures were affixed on the dates shown and by the individuals whose names appear thereon, and that to the best of his/her knowledge the signatories are eligible, entitled, or qualified voters.

(b) Only an eligible, entitled, or qualified tribal voter shall be recognized as a valid collector of petition signatures.