Election 2014

Joe Shirley Jr. and Russell Begaye, candidates for tribal president, were still waiting on Wednesday for some word from the Navajo Supreme Court on when the special presidential election will be held.

Former President Joe Shirley Jr. wonders whether decision of Navajo Nation Council to hold new primary has to do with government reform.

Briefs filed in the last week before the Navajo Supreme Court by a number of parties, including Dale Tsosie, Hank Whitethorne and the Navajo Election Administration are all encouraging the court to order that the special election for tribal president be held as soon as possible.

The possibility of a special election to elect a new tribal president in January is now history.

The most convoluted election in the history of the Navajo Nation took another twist Monday.