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Upper Mattaponi Tribal Code of Law.

109 Qualifications of the Candidates

(A) All candidates for Chief and Assistant Chief shall meet the minimum qualifications listed in the Constitution [Const., Art. VIII, Sec. 2] as follows:

Section 2. Qualifications for Chief and Assistant Chief . Candidates for Chief and Assistant Chief shall be enrolled citizens of the Tribe and at least thirty years old. Once elected, the Chief and Assistant Chief shall reside within one hundred miles of the site of the original Sharon Indian School, and shall maintain residency for the duration of their terms of office.

(B) All candidates for Council Representative shall meet the minimum qualifications listed in the Constitution [Const., Art. VII, Sec. 2] of the Constitution as follows:

Section 2. Qualifications for Council Representatives . Candidates for Representatives shall be enrolled citizens of the Tribe, and at least twenty-one-years old. Six Representatives shall reside within one hundred miles of the site of the original Sharon Indian School for the duration of their terms of office. One Representative shall serve in an at-large District and shall not reside within one hundred miles of the site of the original Sharon Indian School for the duration of the term of office. Candidates shall seek office in either the non-at-large District or the at-large District, and if elected, shall serve as a Representative of the District in which they reside.

(C) The determination of whether a candidate meets the 100-mile requirement of Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution shall be measured in direct, "as-the- crow-flies", miles and not roadway miles.