After ten minute meeting with attorneys for both sides, Hearing Officer Richie Nez announced that the attorneys for plaintiffs Dale Tsosie and Hank Whitethorne would be questioning presidential candidate Chris Deschene at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, at the law office of David Jordan in Gallup, N.M> Nez then recessed the hearing at 1:08 […]

Here at tribal Office of Hearings and Appeals for hearing on whether presidential candidate Chris Deschene meets the Navajo language fluency requirement for presidential candidates. HEARING OFFICER RICHIE NEZ I have no choice but to deny Deschene’s motion for dismissal from Deschene’s attorneys because Supreme Court ordered Office of Hearings and Appeals and I deny […]

Here at Office of Hearings and Appeals in Window Rock, Ariz. Hearing Officer Riche Nez presiding over two election complaints against presidential candidate Chris Deschene for lying on his oath that he was a qualified presidential candidate because he speaks Navajo language fluently. Brian Lewis, attorney for Deschene i would be remiss to advise my […]

David Jordan, attorney for Dale Tsosie we had serious concerns about yesterday’s Navajo language test but the ladies said that they could fashion test to meet supreme court’s standards. and everyone, including deschene’s attorney, that there would be test and you entered order that test would be conducted. it didn’t say that the test was […]

here at tribal office of hearings and appeals hearing on two election complaints filed against deschene by presidential candidates dale tsosie and hank whitethorne. hearing officer richie nez calls for a ten minute break. it is 9:40 a.m.

here at tribal office of hearings and appeals hearing on two election complaints filed against deschene by presidential candidates dale tsosie and hank whitethorne. Brian Lewis, attorney for presidential candidate Chris Deschene, says that complaining parties, presidential candidates DAle Tsosie and Hank Whitethorne, needs to complain against election office for qualifying deschene instead of saying […]

David Jordan, attorney for Dale Tsosie, one of presidential candidates that filed election complaint against presidential candidate Chris Deschene, tells Richie Nez, hearing officer, that his client is here to ask for the disqualification of deschene because he lied on his oath when he claimed that he spoke navajo language fluently. his client is not […]

OHA hearing officer Richie Nez just explained that presidential candidate Chris Deschene refused to take a Navajo fluency language test yesterday, which is his right. Peter Deschene’s interpreter is Pete Deswood. we have several motions that have been filed. brian lewis, attorney for deschene dismiss after hearing. petitioners not asking for vauge declaration, they need […]

Several supporters of Navajo Nation presidential candidate Chris Deschene arrived at the Office of Hearings and Appeals buildings but Navajo police were situated outside the building and so they were prevented from getting too close to he building. They chanted supporting words for Chris and shouted that the more than 9,000 voters that voted for […]

here at navajo nation office of hearings and appeals. it’s 8:36 am and there’s a line outside. the hearings on whether presidential candidate chris deschene is qualified to be a presidential candidate starts at 9 a.m. dale tsosie who filed one of the two election complaints against deschene is already here in the hearing room […]