![A yard sign-style campaign message of the San Juan County Democratic Party on Highway 262 just inside the Aneth extension of the Navajo Nation was modified in advance of a special election on Nov. 5. The signs were positioned along highways in the southern part of the county. (Bill Keshlear)](https://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1-150x150.jpg)
Political clout of newly empowered Navajo Democrats helps defeat a proposal to study change of San Juan County (Utah) government “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, 1789 Many…