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How the council voted

Navajo Times

WINDOW ROCK, July 5, 2012

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The official vote tally from today's special session of the Navajo Nation Council showed 6 delegates voting in favor of approving the Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement, 15 against and 3 not voting.

Those listed as not voting include those who were absent.

The following is a breakdown of the council delegates’ vote by name and chapters represented:

Voting YES:

  • George Apachito (Alamo/Ramah/Tohajiilee)
  • LoRenzo Bates (Nenahnezad/Newcomb/San Juan/T'iistoh Sikaad/Tse Daa K'aan/Upper Fruitland)
  • Mel Begay (Bahastl'ah/Coyote Canyon/Mexican Springs/Naschitti/Tohatchi)
  • Johnny Naize (Blue Gap-Tachee/Cottonwood-Tselani/Low Mountain/Nazlini)
  • Danny Simpson (Becenti/Crownpoint/Huerfano/Lake Valley/Nageezi/Nahodishgish/Tse'ii'ahi/ Whiterock)
  • Edmund Yazzie (Church Rock/Iyanbito/Mariano Lake/Pinedale/Smith Lake/Thoreau)

Voting NO:

  • Elmer Begay (Dilkon/Greasewood Springs/Indian Wells/Teesto/White Cone),
  • Nelson Begaye (Lukachukai/Many Farms/Rock Point/Round Rock/Tsaile­ Wheatfields/Tse Ch'izhi)
  • Russell Begaye (Shiprock)
  • Katherine Benally (Chilchinbeto/Dennehotso/Kayenta)
  • Joshua Lavar Butler (To Nanees Dizi)
  • Lorenzo Curley (Houck/Klagetoh/Lupton/Nahata Dziil/Wide Ruins)
  • Charles Damon (Baahaali/Chichiltah/Manuelito/Red Rock/Rock Springs/Tsayatoh)
  • Jonathan Hale (Oak Springs/St. Michaels)
  • Kenneth Maryboy (Aneth/Mexican Water/Red Mesa/Teec Nos Pos/Tolikan)
  • Jonathan Nez (Navajo Mountain/Oljato/Shonto/Ts'ah bii Kin)
  • Walter Phelps (Birdsprings/Cameron/Coalmine Mesa/Leupp/Tolani Lake)
  • Alton Joe Shepherd (Cornfields/Ganado/Jeddito/Kin Dah Lichii/Steamboat)
  • Duane Tsinigine (Bodaway-Gap/Coppermine/K'ai'bii'to/LeChee/Red Lake-Tonalea)
  • Leonard Tsosie (Baca-Prewitt/Casamero Lake/Counselor/Littlewater/Ojo Encino/Pueblo Pintado/Torreon/Whitehorse Lake)
  • Dwight Witherspoon (Forest Lake/Hardrock/KÌts'iili/Pinon/Whippoorwill)

Not voting:

  • Leonard Pete (Chinle)
  • Roscoe Smith (Crystal/Fort Defiance/Red Lake/Sawmill)
  • David Tom (Beclabito/Cove/Gadii'ahi-Tokoi/ Red Valley/Sheepsprings/Toadlena-Two Grey Hills/Tse Alnaozt'i'i)

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