NAVAJO COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0462-12: DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY One of elected officials in Eastern Chapter has qualifications issues and this legislation wud address that. Also keep in mind that individual who has been disqualified has due process and this legislation addresses due process. And also because of chapter officials misusing tribal funds. DELEGATE DWIGHT […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATE ON LEGISLATION 0462-12. SPONSOR IS DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE We want this law to be strong but petty misdemenor not included. We shud include all tribal offenses. It appears that this Bill addresses only state offenses. Also federal offenses. When we convict in tribal, it can go into different […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING LEGISLATION 0462-12: DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ If we pass this legislation, does it mean that those of us that don’t read and write Navajo will be disqualified BECAUSe reading and writing Navajo is one of qualifications for a candidate. DELEGATE JOSH BUTLER You all know what happened in Tuba City Chapter, all […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, There has been some discussion among the readers about whether the Navajo Nation Council approved three or two amendments to the 2013 Energy Policy when it was approved yesterday with a vote of 13 in favor, 6 opposed. I posted on my blog that there were three amendments. The following is an official […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL TAKES UP ANOTHER LEGISLATION DEALING WITH INITIATIVE/REFERENDUM. THIS ONE WOULD REDUCE PERCENTAGE NEEDED FOR SIGNATURES TO FILE INITITIVE/REFERENDUM. DELEGATE TSOSIE Alrady loering chaper quorum and just rewarding bad practices. We shud encourage participation instead of reducing percentage. for those chapters with 1,000, there should 500 people voting on legislation. now election law changes […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL TAKES UP ANOTHER LEGISLATION DEALING WITH INITIATIVE/REFERENDUM. THIS ONE WOULD REDUCE PERCENTAGE NEEDED FOR SIGNATURES TO FILE INITITIVE/REFERENDUM. ELECTION OFFICE DIRECTOR EDISON WAUNEKA LOWERED FROM 30 percent to 15 percent. When did petition for 24, lowering delegates and 2,000 plus signatures short and courts ordered us to have election and five percent easier […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL TAKES UP LEGISLATION 0368-13: DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ This legislation is to make easier for people to put question on ballot. NAVAJO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR CALEB ROANHORSE This legislation only refers to referendum initiative which allows the decrease in the amount for chapter initiative. in 2011, Navajo govt development held conference in Farmington […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATES PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO STRENTHEN REFERENDUM VOTE OF PEOPLE and VOTES IT DOWN WITH VOTE OF 9 IN FAVOR, 10 OPPOSED. DELEGATE WITHERSPOON Page 2 simply confirms everything that wud be law. Those provision not deemed invalid wud remain law. Not about giving Supreme Court power to over-rule referendum. It’s about whether referendum […]
NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING THE STRENGTHENING OF REFERENDUMS. Delegate Katherine Benally just pointed out that there is a section in Delegate Jonathan Nez’s proposed legislation that allows the tribal court to over-rule a referendum. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY Individual votes, if referendum become law then it gives ability for court to render decision on that […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Not sure where I left off regarding Council votes on their legislation and so I’ll do a short wrap up so far. It is now 1:32 pm. Legislation 0276-13: Energy Policy 13 in favor, 6 opposed Legislation 0369-13: referring referendum mesure on amending Navajo Nation Code section 102 No motion and second so […]
