Herrera v. Apache

OPINION

Appellant filed complaints against two of his opponents asserting they are in violation of the newly enacted provision that bans recently-employed school employees from becoming school board members. The Office of Hearings and Appeals dismissed Appellant’s complaints upon concluding that he lost his standing as a candidate to file post-election challenges once he lost the election. We reverse and remand.

I

The Navajo Nation held primary elections on August 30, 2016 for various public offices. After the election, Stanley Herrera (Appellant), a candidate running for school board member for…