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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

2.09.060 Annual Drawing of Prospective Jurors

The Clerk of the Tribal Court shall prepare separate name tickets for each person named in the list furnished by the jury selectors. The jury selectors shall meet at the office of the Clerk of the Tribal Court not later than January 10th of each year. The tickets shall be placed in a drawing box or jury wheel, shall be thoroughly mixed, and the Chairman of the Tribal Council and Clerk, or their designated representatives, shall in rotation, draw at least fifty (50) names. These names shall be recorded on the Clerk's permanent record of the jury list. The names not drawn shall be placed in a reserve envelope. This list shall constitute the jury list, which shall be signed by the officers drawing the names. If such list proves to be inadequate, additional drawings may be made from the reserve envelope, by order of the Tribal Judge.