§ 12. Verification of signatures

Cite as: 34 CNCA § 12

Each sheet of every such petition containing signatures shall be verified on the back thereof, in substantially the following form, by the person who circulated said sheet of said petition, by his or her affidavit thereon and as a part thereof, as follows:

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I, _________________, being first duly sworn, say: That I am a qualified elector of Cherokee Nation and that (Here shall be legibly written or typewritten the names of the signers of the sheet), signed this sheet of the foregoing petition, and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence; I believe that each has stated his name, post office address, physical residence, and identification number correctly, and that each signer is a legal voter of Cherokee Nation and District No. ____ (as the case may be).

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(Signature and address of affiant.)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of _______________ A.D. 20___.

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(Signature and title of the officer before

whom oath is made and his address.)

Historical Data

LA 16–01, eff. June 15, 2001. Amended LA 19–01, eff. June 15, 2001; LA 15–04, eff. April 19, 2004.