Home Candidate Qualifications Results Chapter History Chapter Official Roster FAQs Forms Vacancy Listings ANNOUNCEMENTS NAVAJO BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING @ Tuesday, November 23, 2021 @ 9AM - LOCATION: via Teleconference Tuesday, December 21, 2021 - Tsaile/Wheatfields Chapter SPECIAL ELECTION VACANCY - Casamero Lake Chapter Secretary/Treasurer VACANCY - Lake Valley Chapter Land Board Member @ Large with Becenti VACANCY - Nageezi Chapter Land Board Member VACANCY - Becenti Chapter Land Board Member @ Large with Lake Valley VACANCY - Ganado Chapter Grazing Committee Member Position Navajo Nation Voter Registration Navajo Nation Voter Registrars are available at most chapter houses. Voter registration is also available to Navajos living off the reservation. Some Indian Centers throughout the United States provide voter registration for the Navajo Nation. Any qualified Navajo living off of the Navajo Nation can request a voter registration form. Only the Election Administration can mail a voter registration form to the individual requesting the form. ************************************************************************ Arizona, Utah or New Mexico Voter Registration Navajo Election Administration provides voter registration for the Navajo Nation Elections as well as the states of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The Navajo Election Administration provides voter registration for the Navajo Nation elections. The state registration forms Arizona, Utah or New Mexico can be picked up from our office, completed and mailed in to the County or State offices. Navajo Nation Elections The Navajo Nation Election Administration is responsible for all elections conducted within the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation Presidential Election is conducted every four years for the President, Vice-President of the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Nation Council and the Election Board. The Navajo Nation Chapter Election is conducted every four years for the positions of the Chapter Officers (President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer), Grazing Committee members, Land Board members, School Board members, Farm Board, Election Board and Kayenta Township Commission. The Navajo Election Administration is also responsible for conducting Special Elections. Special elections are held to fill existing vacancies. Referendum Elections are conducted to afford the Navajo People to initiate changes to the Navajo Nation Government. There are several ways to put referendum on the election ballot. Other elections, the Navajo Election Administration assists with other elections such the election of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, student council elections at area schools. These other elections are provided as public service and voter education. Navajo Nation Poll Officials Poll officials are recommended by their chapter through a duly called chapter meeting. A chapter's recommendation for appointment of poll officials must be in the office of the Navajo Election Administration thirty (30) days before an election. If there are no poll officials recommended by the chapter, the Navajo Election Administration may assign poll officials for the affected polling site. Poll Officials must meet the following qualifications: Shall be able to read and write in English and converse fluently in the Navajo Language. Shall attend one poll official training. *Only Chief Poll Judges are required to attend two (2) training sessions per election. Shall not be a candidate for an elective office of the Navajo Nation. Shall not openly support any candidate or issue in a referendum election Shall not serve if a relative such as a spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, or grandparent is a candidate on the ballot shall serve as a poll official within that precinct or chapter. Shall be a registered voter of the Navajo Nation. Navajo Nation Election Administration Toll Free #: 1-800-775-8683 navajoelections@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Navajo Election Administration P.O. Box 3449 Window Rock, Az 86515 Navajo Nation Quality Inn Office Complex Suite 212 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Fort Defiance Agency Election Office Toll Free #: 1-866-800-4988 navajoelectionsfd@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Navajo Election Administration P.O. Box 3449 Window Rock, Az 86515 Navajo Nation Quality Inn Office Complex Suite 204 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Eastern Navajo Agency Election Office Toll Free #: 1-888-508-6870 navajoelectionseast@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Eastern Navajo Agency Election Office P.O. Box 1925 Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313 Former Navajo Nation Public Safety Building Intersection of Highway 9 and Chaco Blvd. Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313 Northern Agency Election Office Toll Free #: 1-866-659-5842 navajoelectionsnorth@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Shiprock Agency Election Office P.O. Box 4050 Shiprock, New Mexico 87420 NN Building #2583 South of the East 7-2-11 Store Shiprock, New Mexico 87420 Western Navajo Agency Election Office Toll Free #: 1-888-508-4970 navajoelectionswest@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Western Navajo Agency Election Office P.O. Box 1596 Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Navajo Nation Building 2775 Southeast of the Community Center 4 Trailers east of the Industrial Laundry Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Chinle Agency Election Office 928-674-2550 navajoelectionsch@navajo-nsn.gov Mailing Address Office Location Chinle Agency Election Office P.O. Box 649 Chinle, Arizona 86503 Double wide trailer located southwest of the Chinle Chapter House Chinle, Arizona 86504 OATH OF OFFICE FORM Inauguration for the 2020 Chapter Election will be held virtually Unofficial 2020 Chapter Election Results FINALIZED - 2020 Ballot Order for Chinle Agency FINALIZED - 2020 Ballot Order for Eastern Agency FINALIZED - 2020 Ballot Order for Fort Defiance Agency FINALIZED - 2020 Ballot Order for Northern Agency FINALIZED - 2020 Ballot Order for Western Agency 2020 Navajo Nation School Board Apportionment Plan Public Service Announcement regarding Voter Record Cancellation NAVAJO (Audio) The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors were established in 1966 by Navajo Tribal Council. VACANT Fort Defiance Agency Melvin Harrison Fort Defiance Agency (Term Of Office: 2021-2025) Watona Kellywood Shiprock Agency (Term Of Office: 2015-2019) Martha Saggboy Shiprock Agency (Term Of Office: 2021-2025) Raymond Maxx Western Navajo Agency (Term Of Office: 2019-2023) Shirlee A. Bedonie Western Navajo Agency (Term Of Office: 2021-2025) Robert D. Jumbo Chinle Agency (Term Of Office: 2021-2025) Jackie Y. Burbank Chinle Agency (Term Of Office: 2019-2023) Hurley Benally Eastern Navajo Agency (Term Of Office: 2019-2023) Arlene Nakai Brown Eastern Navajo Agency (Term Of Office: 2021-2025) The Navajo Election Administration was established in 1970's as the Navajo Election Commission. Since that time, the office has gone through many changes in personnel, board and location. VACANT Executive Director VACANT Assistant Department Manager Tynisha S. Jesus Records Clerk VACANT Legislative Reporter VACANT Senior Accountant Helena Becenti Office Assistant Sally Tohannie Voter Registration Specialist Western Navajo Agency Jennifer Leslie Office Assistant Western Navajo Agency Arlene Tso-Coan Voter Registration Specialist Eastern Navajo Agency Vicky Lee Office Assistant Eastern Navajo Agency Virginia Nelson Voter Registration Specialist Shiprock Agency Theada Hunt Office Assistant Shiprock Agency Veronica Curley Voter Registration Specialist Fort Defiance Agency Alyssa D. 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