LOGAN – Municipal elections throughout the northern Utah and southern Idaho region are set for Tuesday, Nov. 4, with ballots going out in the mail to registered voters starting on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Under a recent change to state law, postmarks will no longer be accepted as proof of timely ballot submission. For a ballot to be counted in the upcoming 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.
Unlike previous years, even if a voter visits his or her local post office in Election Day to have their ballot envelope time-stamped, it will not be viewed as valid unless it physically arrives in the county clerk’s office by the 8 p.m. deadline.
City officials throughout the region are strongly encouraging voters to either return their ballots early via the U.S. Postal Service or use the official drop boxes in each municipality to ensure that their voted is counted.
Cache County Clerk Bryson Behm explains that in-person voting on Tuesday, Nov. 4 will be at the Cache County Event Center at 490 South, 500 West in Logan.
On Election Day, voters can also return their ballots before 8 p.m. at drop box locations in the Cache County Administration Building and the Cache County Clerk’s Office (both at 179 North Main Street in Logan) and on the campus of Utah State University at 890 North, 900 East.
Here in Cache County, 13 of the area’s 19 municipalities will hold elections on Nov. 4.
In Clarkston, Ryan Thompson and incumbent Craig Hidalgo are running for post of mayor. Two and four-years seats on the Clarkston City Council are also up for grabs, with Jared Petersen, Michael Kelly, Russell Davis and Jeff Noble competing for four-year seats while Jeremy Hidalgo, Russell Smith, Brayden Goodey and Danny Godfrey are in the running for two-year seats.
In Hyde Park, Charlene Farley Williams, David C. Fowles and Gerald Allen Osborne are running for seats on the city council.
Incumbent Stephanie Miller and Steve J. Miller are competing for mayor in Hyrum, while Jared Clawson, Nalyn Nelson, Paul James and Rebecca Foulger are running for city council seats.
In Lewiston, Brady Fizz Bodily and Jeffrey Wade Hall are in the running for mayor. Competing for city council seats are John H. Morrison, Jason Trexler, Brooke Hyer and Jill Hansen Dent.
In Logan, City Council member Mark Anderson is running against Alanna Nafziger for mayor. For seats on the city council in Logan, incumbent Ernesto Lopez, Brian Seamons, Katie-Lee Koven and Melissa Dahle are competing.
Brian Ashcroft and David Hair are vying for mayor in Millville, while Clay Wilker, Jacob Daniel Ames, Darcy Ripplinger and Daniel Marion Grange are running for the city council.
In Newton, Craig Rigby is competing against write-in candidate Derek Bartlett for mayor. Also running are Anzl Rhodes, Reid Smith and Brandon Taylor for city council seats.
In the running for city council seats in Nibley are Troy Ribao, Nick Kenczka, Randy Lloyd Spalding and Nick DiSalvo.
In North Logan, city council seats are in contention with Tim McCabe, Emily Schmidt, Kirk K. Larsen and Larry N. Hepworth in the running.
Vying for city council seats in Providence are Ladd Kennington, Jeanell Sealy, Scott Campbell and Nate Worthen.
In Richmond, Amber Ervin and Jeff Young are competing for mayor, while two- and four-year seats on the city council are also in contention.
In the running for two-year seats are Kayleen Bell and Fran Schumann, while Lyle R. Blair, Daryl Black, Sharik L. Peck II and Craig Harris compete for four-year seats.
Aaron Rudie and Kris Monson are running for mayor in Smithfield, while Chris Olsen, Lizette Villegas, Sue Hyer and Jay D. Downs compete for city council seats.
In Wellsville, Carl Leatham and Chad Bankhead Lindley are vying for mayor.
At the far end of Logan Canyon in Rich County, Michael Leonhardt and Cheree F. Lutz are competing for mayor of Garden City.
In Box Elder County, six municipalities will hold elections on Nov. 4.
In Brigham City, in the running for city council seats are Phillip Ziesiniss, Christine Nielson, Matthew Jensen and Ryan D. Smith.
Bret Rohde and Lyle Holmgren are vying for mayor of Tremonton, while two- and four-year seats on the city council are also in contention. In the running for four-years seats are Bryan Bollingbroke, Brent Robert Jex, Beau Lewis and Brando Vonk. Running for two-year seats on the city council are Kristie Bowcutt, Wesley Estep, Jami Poppleton and Sharri Oyler.
In Garland, Linda Bourne and Daniel Nolan Austin are running for mayor, while Jeanette Atkinson, John Losee, Jon Powell and James Richard Hall are competing for city council seats.
Justin Brown and Annette Ash are vying for mayor in Mantua, while Cheryl Burgan, Scott Ross, Ted Jeppsen and David Ornelas are running for city council seats.
In Perry, city council seats are up for grabs with Dave Walker, Katie Reed and Ashley Malan Young in contention.
In contention for city council seats in Willard are Michael Wayne Braegger, Rodney Bryce Young and Alex Dubovik.
In Idaho, the nearby communities of Preston, Clifton and Weston will hold municipal elections on Nov. 4.
In Preston, vying for seats on the city council are Chris Larsen, Dixon Beckstead, Andrew Brown, Todd Thomas and Joshua Harris.
In the running for the Franklin County Fire District are Cody Traveller and Levi Waldron, while Jesse King and Mason Jensen compete for the Preston School District Trustee in Zone 3.
Running for city council seats in Clifton are Chick Lignell, Elden Tolman, Cory Robinson, Bracken Henderson and Della Hughes.
In Weston, Vaughan Daley and Brad Nielsen are vying for a seat on the city council.
Additional information about the upcoming municipal elections can be found by going online to https://vote.utah.gov and https://www.cachecounty.gov/elections/.