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Public Health Emergency Order No. 2020-027

Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Voting on Election Day on the Navajo Nation

Navajo Department of Health, Navajo Office of Environmental Health and Protection Program · Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) - tribal government (Tribal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) - tribal government
Level
Tribal
Authority
NNC Res. CO-50-14; CEM Res. 20-03-11
Issued
2020-11-02 Nov. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-11-03
End
2020-11-03 (Election Day) (read as 2020-11-03)
In force
Nov. 3, 2020 to Nov. 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • polling sites
  • in-person voters and voting officials
  • visitors
Functions reached
  • GATH gatherings prohibited outside polling sites
  • TR roads closed to visitors (recital)
  • CB public
Collection
Tribal governments AGY-TRIBAL

Operative words

All provisions of Public Health Emergency Order No. 2020-09 (May 14, 2020) remain in effect: Voting is an essential activity... 3. Require in-person voters and voting officials to wear masks.... 5. Limit the number of in-person voters in any enclosed area.... C. Gathering outside of polling sites is prohibited.... IX. The Nation's roads remain closed to Visitors for the duration of the declared public health [emergency].

Enforcement

Failure to comply constitutes an imminent threat (recited)

Notes

Confirms in November 2020 that the Nation's roads remained closed to visitors, the instrument that reached tourism, vendors and field contractors