Judge Shelby ordered the seats be redrawn. He ultimately approved plans in December 2017 — designed by a University of California, Irvine, professor — where District 1 has an American Indian population of 11.1 percent, District 2 at 65.6 percent and District 3 at 79.9 percent. Before, just one had a Navajo majority.

For the full story, please visit https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/04/19/san-juan-county-is-investigating-one-of-the-navajo-democrats-running-in-the-special-election/.

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