CACHE COUNTY – In-person voting is already underway in the local municipal elections set for Tuesday, Nov. 4, according to Cache County Clerk Bryson Behm.
Voters began filing into the Cache County Clerk’s office in the County Administration Building on Oct. 28 to early vote for their favorite candidates. The election staff there is standing by from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Friday, Oct. 31 to assist local voters.
Behm adds that pre-paid, mail-in ballots can still be returned via the U.S. Postal Service or at 21 convenient drop box locations in municipalities holding elections throughout the county.
Under a recent change to state law, however, USPS postmarks will no longer be accepted as proof of timely ballot submission. For a ballot to be counted in the municipal elections in Utah, it must have arrived at the Cache County Clerk’s Office not later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Collections from dropboxes throughout the county will also cease at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
In-person voting on Election Day will also be available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cache County Event Center. The Vote Center there will be equipped with touch screen voting machines with assistive technology that is fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
As of Oct. 29, Behm’s office reported having some 10,718 ballots in its possession, with about 9,841 having been fully processed.
In the previous municipal primary election, Cache County had more than 50,000 registered voters.
The Cache County Administration Building is located a 179 North Main Street in Logan.
The Cache County Event Center is located at the County Fairgrounds at 490 South, 500 West in Logan.
Additional information about the upcoming municipal elections can be found by going online to https://vote.utah.gov and https://www.cachecounty.gov/elections/.