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Native American Election Information Program
About the Program
The Native American Election Information Program was established in San Juan County in the early 1980s and is housed under the Bureau of Elections department of the County Clerk's Office. The Program is to assist and educate Native American citizens on School, City, County, State, and Federal Elections; candidacy filing; voter registration; absentee voting; early voting; poll workers recruitment and training; activities on Election Day and results of the election. The program assists in the Navajo language on the election process.
San Juan County, New Mexico contains a portion of the Navajo Reservation consisting of eighteen chapters: Beclabito, Tiis Tsoh Sikaad (Burnham)
, Crystal
, Gadii'ahi
, Tse Daa K'aan (Hogback)
, Huerfano
, Lake Valley
, Nageezi
, Naschitti
, Nenahnezad
, Newcomb
, San Juan
, Sanostee
, Sheep Springs
, Shiprock
, Two Grey Hill/Toadlena
, Upper Fruitland
, and White Rock Chapter
.
San Juan County is determined and committed to making the election process equally available to Native American citizens pursuant to Section 2 and 203 of the Voting Rights Act. San Juan County has in the past provided and is currently providing substantial bilingual assistance to the Navajo citizens of San Juan County.
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