Why did President Shirley wait until his second term to undertake Navajo Government Reform?
• Prior to being elected in 2002, President Shirley campaigned on a platform of government reform. • However, the realities of being a new President facing other pressing priorities unavoidably took precedence over that priority. • Now, with many of the priorities put into place during his first term, he said he would make government reform a priority during in his second term. 20. By signing a petition, did that indicate my support to reduce the Navajo Nation Council from 88 to 24 delegates or my support for line veto authority? No. Signing the petition only expresses support to put the question before Navajo voters in the Nov. 4, 2008, Navajo Nation election. 21. How many petition signatures are needed? A minimum of 16,820 certified petition signatures for each initiative question are required. 22. Who are the members of the Presidential Task Force on Government Reform? Among the first eight members of what is expected to be a 15-member task force is President Shirley, Eddie Arthur o
Related Questions
- How can the Navajo Nation government be compared to state and federal legislatures, this is the bases the Navajo President uses when pushing the reduction of Council?
- Why did President Shirley wait until his second term to undertake Navajo Government Reform?
- Is a reduction to 24 Navajo Nation Council delegates government reform?
