Wauneka v. Yazzie

OPINION

Appellants Jackie Yazzie, Jr., Hunters Point School Board President, and Hunters Point Boarding School, Inc., appeal from a December 7, 2012 decision of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) reversing the Navajo Election Administration (NEA)’s July 2, 2012 forfeiture and declaration of vacancy of Appellants’ positions as school board members due to their having missed three (3) consecutive school board meetings. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the OHA’s decision.1

I

The below facts are undisputed. Appellant Yazzie and Appellees Wauneka and Bia-Kirk all served on the…