A full week after the June 26 election, the race for Mayor in Bluff is still not completely cleared up.
Marcia Hadenfeldt and Ann Leppanen are within a handful of votes in a very tight race. Leppanen, a write-in candidate, pulled ahead in the latest results released by San Jun County...
Preliminary results in the June 26 election show clear winners in several races, but other races that are still too close to call. These numbers were released at midnight. There are still approximately 200 provisional ballots to count, along with mailed copies with a correct mail date...
Elections issues in San Juan County were the focus of several filings in federal court in the past week, during the run-up to the June 26 primary election.
Separate filings dealt with the San Juan County Commission candidacy of Willie Grayeyes and with the manner in which the election...
by Bill Boyle
On June 12, a motion was filed asking Federal Judge Robert Shelby to reopen the original voting rights case because of allegations that San Juan County and County Clerk John David Nielson had failed to implement Shelby’s orders regarding the new voting districts.
The...
Willie Grayeyes and Terry Whitehat recently filed an action against Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox, San Juan County Clerk John David Nielsen, San Juan County Attorney Kendall Laws, San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputy Colby Turk, and county resident Wendy Black.
The basis of the...
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has been ordered to pay the court costs for filing a lawsuit against the San Juan County Commission.
Seventh District Judge Lyle R. Anderson ruled that SUWA violated “Rule 11” by filing the action, which argued that meetings between San Juan...
By SOFIA BOSCH & TERRY NGUYENSJR/USC interns
As San Juan County prepares for its first election since federal redistricting, some residents will head to the polls and cast their votes in an unfamiliar district and for unfamiliar candidates.
Despite the primaries being a month away...
By SOFIA BOSCHSJR/USC intern
At the crux of the debate surrounding the San Juan County redistricting is the loaded term gerrymandering.
The word “gerrymandering” comes from an instance in Massachusetts in 1812 in which Governor Elbridge Gerry produced irregular, salamander-shaped...
By Jordan Winterswith contributions from the USC Rural Reporting Team
In San Juan County, one person’s fairness is another person’s injustice. Perhaps nothing has underscored the debate on political fairness more than residents’ reactions to the redistricted voting boundaries.
After...
By TERRY NGUYENSJR/USC intern
Twelve candidates have filed their intent to run for school board in a special circumstance election that opens up five board member seats, compared to the usual two to three.
However, many residents — and even some school board candidates — have expressed...
