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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

28.02.010 Eligibility of Voter

Eligible voters of such elections shall be any enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians eighteen (18) years of age or over on the day of the election who have physically resided in the Trenton Indian Service Area (TISA) for thirty (30) days or more immediately preceding the date of the election. In accordance with the following districts:

(a) District One (1):

Comprised of the eastern portions of Williams, Divide, and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota; a point of intersection of U.S. Highway 85 North and the Canadian Border. The southerly boundary of McKenzie County and U.S. Highway 85 shall be considered the District One (1) boundary on the west. The southern boundary of McKenzie County shall be south boundary of District One (1). The eastern boundary shall be described as the eastern boundaries of Williams, Divide, and McKenzie Counties.

(b) District Two (2):

Comprised of the western portions of Williams, Divide and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota, commensurating at the western boundary of District One (1) (as herein described) shall be the eastern boundary of the District Two (2), the southerly boundary shall be the southern boundary of McKenzie County west to the Montana and North Dakota north-south borders, thence north to the Canadian boarder, thence east to the west boundary line of District One (1) (as herein described).

(c) District Three (3):

Beginning at a point where the Canadian border and the east boundary line of Sheridan County, Montana, and the east boundary line of the Daniels County, Montana, intersect; thence south along the west boundary line of Sheridan County, Montana to a point where said line intersects with the north boundary line of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation; thence east along said reservation line to the northeast corner of said reservation; thence in a southerly direction following the Big Muddy Creek, to a point where said Big Muddy Creek intersects and southern bank of the Missouri River; thence in a westerly direction along the south bank of the said Missouri River to a point where said line intersects the west boundary line of Township 55 North; thence in a southerly direction along said west boundary line of Township 55 North to a point where it intersects with the south boundary line of Richland County, Montana; thence in a southeasterly direction, following south boundary line of Richland County to a point where it intersects with the Montana-North Dakota boundary; thence north along said Montana-North Dakota boundary; thence west along said Canadian border to the point of beginning.