28.03.140 Sergeant at Arms

It shall be the responsibility of the Election Board to appoint a Sergeant at Arms whose responsibilities will be to assist the Election Board Chairperson in guarding against irregularities or disturbances at each polling place.

The Sergeant at Arms is directed to remove those persons who are in violation of the election provisions set forth in this Code. S/He shall also note the following irregularities, specifically securing witness statements which allege that:

(a) There has been a fraudulent alteration of another person's ballot or substitution of one ballot for another, defrauding a voter of his/her vote or depositing an unauthorized vote for another.

(b) There is voting or offering to vote more than once in any election.

(c) One has knowingly voted in the wrong district.

(d) One has knowingly excluded a qualified elector from voting or allowed an unqualified person to vote.

(e) One has voted and knows s/he is not qualified to vote.

(f) An election official has willingly failed to perform his/her duties after having accepted those responsibilities.

(g) Once has willfully made a false canvass of votes, or made, signed, published, or delivered any false return of an election, knowing the same to be false, or willfully defaced, destroyed, or concealed any statement or certificate entrusted to his/her care.

(h) One has destroyed ballots, ballot boxes, election lists, or other election supplies except as provided by law. The Sergeant at Arms shall submit his/her report of any irregularities to the Tribal Prosecutor of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court of review and possible prosecution.