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Weber County Sheriff’s Office completes investigation into potential electioneering by San Juan County clerk

An investigation into potential electioneering by San Juan County Clerk John David Nielson has been completed by the Weber County Sheriff’s Office and the report is heading back to the San Juan County Attorney for review.

The investigation was initiated in October after poll monitors with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah discovered copies of an opinion piece published in the San Juan Record newspaper supporting Proposition 10 were being distributed at early voting locations on the Navajo Nation in the southern portion of the county.

The letter’s author was Blanding Mayor Joe B.