13.04.050 Oath of Election Board and Election Committee

(a) Prior to assuming their duties, all members of the Election Board and Election Committee, individually, shall take and subscribe an oath in the following form:

I, _______________________ , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and will faithfully discharge the duties of my office as an (election board member and/or election inspector, judge, or clerk) according to law and to the best of my ability, and that I will diligently endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same.

(b) Such oath may be taken before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, and in case no such officer is present at the opening of the polls, the inspector or election judges shall administer the oath to each other and to the election clerks. The person administering the oath shall cause an entry thereof to be made and subscribed by him and affixed to the poll book.