In re Two Initiative Petitions Filed by Shirley

OPINION

This case concerns a request for a certified question from the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) arising out of a dispute between the President of the Navajo Nation and the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council over the decision of the Navajo Nation Election Administration (Election Administration) that two initiative petitions are sufficient under the election laws. The Court accepts the question, and holds that the Navajo Nation Council deferred to the Navajo People to make amendments to Section 102(A) of Title II of the Navajo Nation Code, and may not amend it independently.

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