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Navajo Council opposes funding of special presidential election

Navajo Council debating Legislation 0249-14, which is funding Navajo Election Office for $286,247 for special presidential election. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY Is this election rigged? Is the reason that a special presidential election being pushed forward is because of Joe Shirley’s supporters? There is much confusion over this election and it’s because there is no election […]

Navajo Council in heated debate over funding special presidential election

Navajo Council now on Legislation 0249-14, which is funding Navajo Election Office for $286,247 for special presidential election. The five minute recall of Council is over. There are 15 delegates on the floor. it is now 5:36 p.m. SPEAKER PRO TEM JONATHAN HALE a document with transcript of Dec. 23, 2015, special Council session has […]

Navajo Election Office says Council has power to challenge Navajo Supreme Court

The Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee continues to debate Report on 2014 Elections from Navajo Election Office Director Edison Wauneka. COMMITTEE MEMBER/DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON What Delegate Tsosie advocating involves does not include the wait for the appointment of division directors. I was told not to vote for president and so this idea that everybody’s going to […]

“The election board is not creating crisis,” Election Board President Charley said.

Navajo Nation Attorney General Harrison arrived at 9:32 a.m. and Election Board President Wallace Charley immediately called meeting to order. Election Director Edison Wauneka is reading proposed agenda. Supervisors Michael Coan and Ruth Watson make motion to adopt agenda. Vote on adopting agenda is 8 in favor, 0 opposed. ELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT WALLACE CHARLEY Election […]