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BLANDING, Utah (AP) — A southeastern Utah county has announced residents are expected to vote on the first step in possibly changing to a new form of government.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that San Juan County voters would decide whether a one-year study should be launched potentially expanding a three-member county commission that Native Americans took majority of last year.
Democratic Navajo James Adakai says the intent is to undermine the county's first Native American-majority commission and is a blatant ploy by white Republicans to take back control.
Blanding Mayor Joe Lyman says he has supported expanding the size of the commission for decades arguing a five-member commission would spread the workload and provide a more represented voice to residents by creating smaller districts.
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