Rachel Appel: Voting rights matter in San Juan County

It’s a 290-mile drive from Salt Lake City to Monticello, the seat of San Juan County in Utah’s southeast corner, and the rain followed our car the whole way. As clouds threatened another downpour, we joined the dozens of people converging on the San Juan County Courthouse to attend the May 21 County Commission meeting.Once inside, Leah Farrell, the ACLU of Utah’s senior staff attorney and I sat down as the room filled with more than 40 people. Why such keen interest in the gove