Navajo Nation primary halted over dispute

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2002

The Navajo Nation's presidential primary has been suspended over a dispute involving the legitimacy of a candidate.

Edward T. Begay, the speaker of the Navajo Nation council, has been deemed ineligible to run because he has an off-reservation home. He wants the Navajo Nation Supreme Court to resolve the issue.

The August 6 primary is on hold pending oral arguments before the court.

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