Legal Opinion
Begay v. Board of Election Supervisors
Navajo Nation Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 1979PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMcCABE, Acting Chief Justice
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On September 4, 1979, Chapter House elections were held throughout the Navajo Nation. The results for the position of Chapter Vice-President in Coyote Canyon were initially counted as one hundred and twenty (120) votes for Leslie Tex Begay and one hundred and eighteen (118) votes for Elsie S. Lee.
The following day, Elsie Lee requested by letter to the Board of Election Supervisors a recount and re-examination of thirty-one (31) voided ballots.
By letter to Elsie Lee dated September 17, 1979, the Board *121of Election Supervisors scheduled a recount for September 21st and requested the required…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Canales v. City of AlvisoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Stephens v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
- State Racing Commission v. McManusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- City of Barre v. KidderSupreme Court of Vermont · 1959
3Cited by1 opinion
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Donald P. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988