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Navajos say Utah county wants native candidate off ballot

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2016, file photo, shows Willie Grayeyes, of the Utah Dine Bikeyah raising his hand as he is recognized during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Navajo Nation leaders are protesting a Utah county's investigation into a Navajo candidate's residency, saying it's an attempt to disqualify a native contender after a federal judge decided voting districts discriminated against Navajos. San Juan County spokeswoman Natalie Callahan countered Friday, April 27, 2018, that the investigation into a citizen complaint questioning whether Democratic candidate Willie Grayeyes lives on the Utah side of the nearby Arizona border isn't related to politics or race. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2016, file photo, shows Willie Grayeyes, of the Utah Dine Bikeyah raising his hand as he is recognized during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Navajo Nation leaders are protesting a Utah county's investigation into a Navajo candidate's residency, saying it's an attempt to disqualify a native contender after a federal judge decided voting districts discriminated against Navajos. San Juan County spokeswoman Natalie Callahan countered Friday, April 27, 2018, that the investigation into a citizen complaint questioning whether Democratic candidate Willie Grayeyes lives on the Utah side of the nearby Arizona border isn't related to politics or race. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)