Monticello • Seven years after the Navajo Nation first brought suit against San Juan County under the Voting Rights Act, the landmark case that reconfigured the county’s voting districts and led to the election of its first majority-Navajo Commission appears to be finally over.
The San Juan County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to pay $2.6 million in plaintiff’s fees to Navajo Nation attorneys over the next eight years. A one-time payment of $1.3 million will be made in January, followed by annual $200,000 payments until the full amount is paid off.