diff --git a/app/models/region.rb b/app/models/region.rb
index b5def92..c5a39de 100644
--- a/app/models/region.rb
+++ b/app/models/region.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Region is a special type of category that is related to geographical issues. 
 class Region < Category
+  has_and_belongs_to_many :validators, :class_name => Organization.name, :join_table => :region_validators
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/region_test.rb b/test/unit/region_test.rb
index e89ea04..2068cc3 100644
--- a/test/unit/region_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/region_test.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,15 @@ class RegionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   should 'be a subclass of category' do
     assert_equal Category, Region.superclass
   end
+
+  should 'have an array of validators' do
+    region = Region.new
+    assert_raise ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch do
+      region.validators = [ 1 ]
+    end
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      region.validators = [ Organization.new ]
+    end
+  end
+
 end
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