2024 Election Information
» Nov 5, 2024 General Election Results
» 2024 Voter Information Pamphlet (English Version)
» 2024 Voter Information Pamphlet (Spanish Version)
» 2024 Official General Election Certification
» 2024 Write-In Candidate Certification
» Class A Notice for 2024 Proposed Constitutional Amendments (A, B, C, and D)
» Letter from Office of the State Auditor Re: Signature Gathering and Validation Process
» Utah County 2024 Primary Election Review
» 2024 Congressional District 2 Recount Report
» 2024 June Primary Congressional District 2 Recount Results
» 2024 June Primary Statewide Election Certification
» 2024 June Primary Election Results
» Sign Up for Ballot Notifications (Redirects to BallotTrax Home Page)
» 2024 Election Calendar for Voters
» 2024 Election Calendar for Candidates
» View the 2024 Presidential Primary Election Statewide Canvass
» 2024-2025 Master Ballot Position List
» 2024 President and Vice President Letters of Endorsement from Political Parties
» 2024 Signature Gathering Candidates
» 2024 Filing Forms and Information
Click on a question below for more information.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. When will voters receive their ballot?
If you are an active registered voter, then yes, you will automatically receive a ballot in the mail. Click this link to check if you are an active registered voter.
County clerks will start mailing out ballots beginning Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The last day to request a mail ballot is 5 p.m. October 29, 2024.
2. What is the voter affiliation deadline?
2024 Election Cycle: In 2021, the state legislature passed HB197 which prohibits a voter from changing their affiliation from one political party to another after January 9, 2024.
3. What is the deadline to register to vote?
Voter registration must be received by the county clerk before 5:00 pm on Friday, October 25, 2024. However, voters may register to vote at an early voting location or at a polling location on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Please bring at least two forms of identification to the polling location. Click on the links below for more information:
4. Where can someone learn more information about redistricting?
During the 2021 Second Special Session, the legislature passed four bills designating the new district boundries. You can view the bills and maps here.
5. What are the signature requirements to run for office?
Listed below are the signature gathering requirements for offices up for election in 2024. A candidate must file a “notice of intent to gather signatures” form with the election officer to get the signature gathering packet. In order for a signature to be valid, the person must be an registered Utah voter at the time that their signature is reviewed by the county clerk’s office.
Before a signature packet can be turned in, the candidate must have reached the required minimum number of signatures before they can be accepted. Supplemental signatures may be turned in at any time following the initial submission. The signatures are verified in the order they are received. Therefore, if a voter signs two packets for candidates in the same race, that voters signature will count toward the candidate that submits the signature first.
All signatures must be signed physically and cannot be electronically signed.
United States Senate – 28,000 signatures statewide
United States House of Representatives – 7,000 signatures from within the district
Utah State Senate – 2,000 signatures from within the district
Utah State House – 1,000 signatures from within the district
State Board of Education – The lesser of 2,000 signatures or 3% of active registered voters of a qualified political party within the state board of education district
County Office – signatures of 3% of the registered voters who are residents of the area permitted to vote for the county office and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party’s candidates in a primary election.
6. When do candidates officially declare for office?
The declaration of candidate period for candidates is January 2, 2024 through January 8, 2024.
The deadline for write in candidates to file for office is September 3rd, 2024 by 5 p.m.
7. What are the qualifications to run for office?
You can view the qualifications to run for office in 2024 here.
8. Where can I find the candidates who have declared their candidacy for the 2024 cycle?
You can find a list of federal, statewide, State House, State Senate, and State School Board candidates for office here.
You can find all of the local candidate filings on their municipalities website or by going to Learn About Candidates and Issues during the election cycle.
9. In what order are candidates listed on the ballot?
Utah code requires the Lieutenant Govenror to establish the Master Ballot Position List. You can see the Master Ballot Position list for the 2024-2025 election cycle here.
10. Where can I find my voting district maps?
You can view the voting district maps here.
11. What cities will be participating in the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project for 2023?
Millcreek, Genola, Salt Lake City, Midvale, Payson, Vineyard, South Salt Lake, Heber, Kearns, Lehi, Woodland Hills, and Magna.