ELECTION DAY 2012: THE WORLD’S GREATEST DEMOCRACY IS IN ACTION
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American Votes, Nov. 6 is a day Americans can go out and practice the most sacred right, a right to vote. Polls across the nation are open today accepting votes for U.S. President and various congressional and county election. As for the Navajo Nation, officials say they are expecting a 50 percent turnout at their polls throughout the 5 agencies.
The Director of elections on the largest Indian reservation, Edison Wauneka told the Navajo Times, “We always have a better turnout in the general election than in the primary,” and said they usually will get fifty percent plus; without question.
On the reservation, their will be 51 races mainly for school board races and county seats for the Navajo and Apache counties. As for the 1st congressional district here in Arizona, Johnathan Paton faces a tight race with Anne Kirkpatrick who has maintain her seat and has a history with the Navajo people. But late this week, their was a endorsements from the Navajo Nation Nabi’kiya’ti Committee, which drew fire among Navajo delegates who claim the endorsement for the GOP candidate is not an official endorsement. But, The Paton campaign maintained their position and accepted the endorsement. As for Kirkpatrick she did not respond in anyway or release a statement, regarding the endorsement.
Mr. Paton said, “I am honored and humbled to receive the endorsement of the Navajo Nation Council, and I promise to work hard and fight for the Navajo people in Washington,” said Jonathan Paton. “I look forward to sitting down and working with the Council when I am elected on a strong policy agenda for tribal sovereignty and job creation on the Navajo Nation.”
As for the Presidential election, the gallup poll issued a final perspective and said, both Romney and Obama remain in a tight close race. Gallup Reported, “President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are within one percentage point of each other in Gallup’s final pre-election survey of likely voters, with Romney holding 49% of the vote, and Obama 48%. After removing the 3% of undecided voters from the results and allocating their support proportionally to the two major candidates, Gallup’s final allocated estimate of the race is 50% for Romney and 49% for Obama.”