Legal Opinion

Tsosie v. Navajo Board of Election Supervisors

Navajo Nation Supreme Court

Decided November 4, 2014No. SC-CV-68-14Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

This matter concerns an Order to Show Cause (OSC) proceeding against officials of the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors (Board) and the Director of the Navajo Election Administration (NEA) to enforce this Court’s order dated October 23, 2014 as to the 2014 General Election. The Board and the NEA failed to show they complied with this Court’s order. The *74Board was therefore held in indirect civil contempt and in violation of Navajo Election Laws and its duty under the Election Code. The Director of the NEA, on the other hand, was not held in contempt because he has agreed in open…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re the Appeal of LeeNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Sandoval v. Navajo Election AdministrationNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Tsosie v. DescheneNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2014

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