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Voting Rights Lawsuits In San Juan County, Utah

KSJD | By Gail Binkly

Published April 20, 2016 at 9:08 AM MDT

The Navajo Nation has sued San Juan County in Utah twice, and won once, over voting rights. Now San Juan County has filed a counter claim detailing measures in place to assist voters and alleging corruption among the original plaintiffs. KSJD's Jeff Pope and Gail Binkly of the Four Corners Free Press take a look at this unfolding issue.

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Gail Binkly

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.

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