A judge's ruling has cleared the way for the Navajos, the nation's second largest Indian tribe after the Cherokees, to vote on their first two ballot initiatives. One measure would reduce the size of the tribal council. The other would give the tribe's president a line-item veto. The Associated Press has a very thorough story on the tribe's governing history here.

Several tribes, incluuld ding the Navajo nation, have ballot initiatives and referenda. Here's an interesting report on two ballot initiatives that have circulated for signatures. One would reduce the number of lawmakers in Navajo government and the other would give the elected president a line-item veto.