Section 1. Initiative.

Section 1. Initiative.

Section 1.
Initiative. The Tribal Council shall submit any proposed ordinance or resolution, except those regarding land, housing or the adoption of tribal members under Article II, Section 2, to popular initiative upon petition of at least thirty percent (30%) of the eligible voters of the Tribe, or upon the request of the majority of the members of the Tribal Council. The initiative election shall be held within sixty (60) days after receipt of the qualifying number of petition signatures or the Tribal Council request. The vote of the majority of the eligible voters in such initiative shall decide whether the proposed ordinance or resolution shall thereafter be in effect, Provided, That at least thirty percent (30%) of the eligible voters shall vote in such initiative.

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