
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Department of Justice filed a second lawsuit against Apache County on Nov. 12 after learning about delays in processing early ballots for the 2024 general election.
"This is not the first time we’ve seen these kinds of issues in Apache County, and sadly, it’s been an ongoing pattern of disenfranchisement in previous elections," Speaker Crystalyne Curley said. "The Navajo Nation will continue to fight for our voters, holding Apache County accountable until every Navajo voice is heard and every vote is counted."
The first lawsuit, filed on Election Day, aimed to give Navajo voters in Apache County two extra hours to vote after ballot printers...