Court: Navajo Presidential Election Cannot Be Held Tuesday

Flagstaff, Ariz. • A Navajo Nation judge has ruled that election officials cannot move forward with Tuesday’s belated presidential contest, but the decision is likely to be appealed. Window Rock District Judge Carol Perry’s ruling Friday centers on a bill tribal lawmakers passed earlier this year to fund a referendum that essentially would eliminate the Navajo-language fluency requirement for the tribe’s top two posts.

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