LOGAN – At a regular meeting of the Logan Municipal Council on April 15, incumbent Mayor Holly Daines announced that she will not be seeking re-election to that post in the upcoming municipal election in November.
“I will not be running again for mayor,” she said simply, “so that spot will be open (on the municipal ballot).”
Also up-for-grabs during the 2025 municipal election cycle will be the at-large seats on the city council that are currently held by incumbent council members Amy Z. Anderson and Ernesto López.
Daines has served two terms as mayor of Logan since 2018, after serving on the Municipal Council for eight years.
A native of Cache Valley, she holds degrees from Utah State University and the University of Utah. Prior to returning to Logan in 1989, Daines’ professional experience included working for arts organizations in Salt Lake City and New York City.
Her focus in the role of mayor has been downtown development and infrastructure upgrades. Her accomplishments in that arena include major improvements to Center Street, the new Logan Library and the creation of the Carol and Jim Laub Plaza.
Reading from a report provided by the absent City Recorder Teresa Harris, Daines confirmed that the local window for candidate filing will open at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2 and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6.
The qualifications for candidates seeking office in Logan are that the would-be candidate must be at least 18-years-old; not a convicted felon; be a U.S. citizen; be a registered voter; and a resident of Logan for at least 365 days prior to the date of the municipal election (Nov. 4).
Persons interested in becoming a candidate for office must file a Declaration of Candidacy in person with the Logan City Recorder, 290 North 100 West, Logan, Utah, during regular office hours between June 2 and June 6.
Daines went on at some length to explain that mail-balloting will be more complicated for Cache Valley voters in the future, thanks to a new law passed by the Legislature during its recently concluded 2025 general session.
The first of the changes mandated by House Bill 300 (Amendments to Election Law) will take effect during the upcoming municipal election, when mail-in ballots will need to be received by the Cache County Clerk’s office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
That simply means that local residents should plan on voting early by mail, according to Daines.
Starting in 2029, however, ballots will no longer be mailed automatically to all active, registered voters. To continue voting by mail, local residents will need to opt-in when they register to vote, renew their driver’s licenses or through the lieutenant governor’s website.
Utah voters who chose to vote by mail after 2029 will also be required to provide the last four digits of their drivers license number, state identification number or social security number on their ballot return envelope.
The filing forms for the upcoming Logan municipal election are available at the City Recorder’s Office. There is no filing fee.
For questions about voting/candidate procedures, contact Teresa Harris by calling 435-716-9002 or via e-mail at teresa.harris@loganutah.org
To check your voter registration status, go online to www.vote.utah.gov
Persons interested in becoming a candidate for office in any of Cache Valley’s other communities should check their city’s websites for similar applicable deadlines. Office hours for filing will also likely vary from municipality to municipality.