A. Article III of the Constitution defines the requirements for membership in Wilton Rancheria as follows:

Section 1. Requirements. The following persons shall be eligible for membership in Wilton Rancheria:

a. All persons listed as distributees or dependent members in A Plan for Distribution of the Assets of the Wilton Rancheria, According to the Provisions of Public Law 85-671, Enacted by the 85th Congress, Approved August 18, 1958, as approved by the deputy commissioner of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs on July 6, 1959; and

b. All lineal descendants of an individual eligible for membership under subsection (a) above, regardless of whether the individual through whom eligibility is claimed is living or deceased.

Section 2. Dual Enrollment. A person who is officially enrolled with or is a recognized member of some other tribe, band, or rancheria shall not be enrolled with Wilton Rancheria unless he/she relinquishes membership with the other band or tribe. A “recognized member of another tribe, band, or rancheria” is a person whose name is listed on the membership roll of another tribe recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as possessing a government-to-government relationship with the United States. Inherited interests in trust allotments shall not disqualify a person from membership.

Section 3. Membership Roll. There shall be established an official Wilton Rancheria membership roll which shall include all persons who have presented the necessary and required evidence of eligibility for membership in the Tribe.

B. Article V, Section 1(a) of the Constitution grants the Chairperson the power to execute, administer, and enforce the laws of the Tribe.

C. Article V, Section 1(1) of the Constitution grants the Chairperson the power to administer all boards and committees created by the Tribal Council.

D. Article VI, Section 2(a) of the Constitution grants the Tribal Council the power to make all laws, including resolutions, codes, and statutes.

E. Article VI, Section 2(c) of the Constitution grants the Tribal Council the power to pass laws regulating the Tribe’s elections, enrollment, and employment, and all other matters so long as those laws are consistent with the Constitution.

F. Article VI, Section 2(d) of the Constitution gives the Tribal Council the power to create boards and committees and to set qualifications for participation on those boards and committees.

G. Article XI(8) of the Constitution prohibits the Tribe from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws or depriving any person of liberty or property without due process of law.

H. Article XI(11) of the Constitution prohibits the Tribe from denying any member of his or her membership status, or of the benefits afforded as a result of that membership status, without due process of law. (Res. 2023-04; Res. 2019-47; Res. 2014-31; Res. 2013-16; Res. 2012-33)