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Rez Signatures Impact State Legislative Races

Most homes on the Navajo reservation don't have traditional street addresses.
Most homes on the Navajo reservation don't have traditional street addresses.

By Daniel Kraker

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Flagstaff, AZ –
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Three Navajo candidates for the state legislature are in danger of being thrown off the ballot for the September Democratic Primary election. A judge today will decide whether to allow signatures they gathered for their nominating petitions that include PO Boxes rather than actual street addresses. From KNAU's Indian Country News Bureau, Daniel Kraker reports.