Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee votes 20 in favor, 0 opposed on Legislation 0017-15 Relating To Naabik’iyati’ Committee And Navajo Nation Council; Recommending Changes In The Arizona Liquor Law Statutes To The Arizona State Legislature.

Naabi now on Legislation 0005-15 An Action Relating To NAABIK’ IYATI’ And The Navajo Nation Council; Confirming _____________________As Speaker Of The 23rd Navajo Nation Council

SPONSOR, DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON
This is so this will be first order of business for 23rd Council on the first day of the Council’s five day winter session, which begins on Jan. 26, 2015.

DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE
My amendment would make two big changes – voting and tie breaking. It says it’s by Roll Call vote with Legislative Advisor calling name of Delegate. The tie breaking would allow candidates to talk about who would be speaker and if no agreement, then have members re-vote rather than coin toss. I think our people are upset with coin toss and first time happened. It created I think a big outcry. And if Tie continues then Delegate with most seniority would be speaker.

The proposed agenda for Naabi has 9 pieces of legislation:
(a) 0005-15 An Action Relating To NAABIK’ IYATI’ And The Navajo Nation Council; Confirming _____________________As Speaker Of The 23rd Navajo Nation Council;
(b) 0006-15 An Action Relating To NAABIK’ IYATI’ Committee; Respectfully Requesting The State Of New Mexico To Consider Amendments And An Appropriation In New Mexico House Bill 108, Introduced By Patricia A. Lunstrom
(c) 0007-15 An Action Relating To NAABIK’ IYATI’ Navajo Nation Council; AppoinLegislation 0008-15 Relating To Naa’bik’iyati’ And Navajo Nation Council; Selecting An Interim President Of The Navajo Nation Pending The Election Of A New President.
(d) 0008-15 Relating To Naa’bik’iyati’ And Navajo Nation Council; Selecting An Interim President Of The Navajo Nation Pending The Election Of A New President.
(e) 0009-15 Relating To Naa’bik’iyati’ And Navajo Nation Council; Allowing Navajo Nation President, Ben Shelly, To Remain In Office Until The Navajo Nation Elects A New President.
(f) 0011-15 Relating To Naa’bik’iyati’ And The Navajo Nation Council; Rescinding, Repealing And Rendering Null And Void A Resolution Entitled CD-80-14 Which States It Is Relating To An Emergency; To Address A Matter Of Navajo Voter Disenfranchisement; And Providing For A Special Run-Off Election And A Special General Election For The Office Of President.
(g) 0012-15 Relating To Naabik’iyati’ Committee; Approving Grazing Fees For Eastern Navajo Agency Of The Navajo Nation; And Requesting Approval By The Federal Government
(h) 0016-15 Relating To An Naabik’iyati’ And The Navajo Nation Council; Amending The Emergency Clause Of 2 N.N.C. § 164
(i) 0017-15 Relating To Naabik’iyati’ Committee And Navajo Nation Council; Recommending Changes In The Arizona Liquor Law Statutes To The Arizona State Legislature.se