25 USC § 5127 - Procedure

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title: "25 USC § 5127 - Procedure"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5127"
section_name: "Procedure"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(June 15, 1935, ch. 260, § 1, 49 Stat. 378.)"
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# § 5127. Procedure

June 18, 193448 Stat. 98425 U.S.C. 5101*Provided, however*

In any election heretofore or hereafter held under the Act of  () [ et seq.], on the question of excluding a reservation from the application of the said Act or on the question of adopting a constitution and bylaws or amendments thereto or on the question of ratifying a charter, the vote of a majority of those actually voting shall be necessary and sufficient to effectuate such exclusion, adoption, or ratification, as the case may be: , That in each instance the total vote cast shall not be less than 30 per centum of those entitled to vote.

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**Source Credit**: (June 15, 1935, ch. 260, § 1, 49 Stat. 378.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.