The name of a man disqualified from running for Navajo president because of his language skills will remain on the ballot, and the election will proceed as planned Nov. 4.
The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors voted 7 to 1 on Monday in favor of holding the election as scheduled and keeping Chris Deschene on the ballot. Last week, a tribal hearing officer disqualified him after he refused to demonstrate whether he is fluent in Navajo, as required by tribal law.
Deschene says he is proficient in the language and is being singled out.
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