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By Felicia Fonseca
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP) 1-08

As the voter registration deadline for presidential primaries and caucuses in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah draws near, Navajo officials are urging tribal members to cast their votes.

“Our vote is the only way that we can hold our nation’s leaders accountable to the challenges and aspirations of Indian Country,” said Navajo Council Speaker Lawrence Morgan. “We need to build political power in Indian Country throughout America and we can do this one vote at a time.”

Several presidential candidates have outlined initiatives in support of Indian Country, though none have personally campaigned on the Navajo Nation – the country’s largest Indian reservation – said Edison Wauneka, director of the Navajo Election Administration.

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