Jerry Jay TODACHEENIE, Complainant-Appellee, v. Joe SHIRLEY, Jr., Respondent-Appellant; Joe Shirley, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant v. Navajo Election Administration, Respondent-Appellee
Todacheenie v. Shirley
9 Am. Tribal Law 321
Before, YAZZIE, Chief Justice, and GRANT and SHIRLEY, Associate Justices.
Jerry Jay TODACHEENIE, Complainant-Appellee, v. Joe SHIRLEY, Jr., Respondent-Appellant, Joe Shirley, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant v. Navajo Election Administration, Respondent-Appellee.
Jerry Jay TODACHEENIE, Complainant-Appellee, v. Joe SHIRLEY, Jr., Respondent-Appellant, Joe Shirley, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant v. Navajo Election Administration, Respondent-Appellee.
No. SC-CV-37-10.
Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation.
July 9, 2010.
David Jordan, Gallup, New Mexico for Appellant.
Jerry Jay Todacheenie, pro se Appellee.
Michael Upshaw, Scottsdale, Arizona, for Appellee, NEA.
Before, YAZZIE, Chief Justice, and GRANT and SHIRLEY, Associate Justices.
ORDER
The Court hereby issues its order summarizing its decision in this matter. The Court issues this order immediately after oral argument today because this is an expedited election case and there are concerns about timelines in the election process. A formal opinion will follow in a few days. The Court hereby AFFIRMS the ruling of the Office of Hearing and Appeals that Dr. Joe Shirley, Jr., can not run as a candidate for the Office of Navajo Nation President in the upcoming 2010 elections. The Court thereby also AFFIRMS the decision of the Navajo Nation Election Administration that 2 N.N.C. § 1002(D) prohibits Presidential candidates from running for a third consecutive term. 2 N.N.C. § 1002(D) complies with Diné bi beenahaz'áanii and is therefore valid.