Elections

Issue 02 · October 19, 2026

• Your ballot was mailed October 13; here is how to get it counted by November 3

  It is probably on your counter already. How do you make sure it counts?

• A court-drawn map gives Salt Lake County its own U.S. House seat, and five candidates want it

  The new 1st District centers on the county. Who is running, and who is paying for their campaigns?

• Control of the 5 to 4 County Council is in play, and it sets your county tax rate

  Nine people write the county budget. Who wants the seats, and what would they change?

• Four county offices decide who is charged, who runs the jail and who counts your vote

  The prosecutor, sheriff, auditor and clerk are all on your ballot. What have they done, and what do they promise?

• Three state Senate districts split the city; here is who wants each seat

  Your senator votes on income and sales tax rates. Who is asking for that vote?

• Eight state House districts touch the city, and most ballots carry one of four

  Which district is yours, and what would each candidate do in the Capitol?

• The school board voted to cut $5 million this year, and four city seats are on the ballot

  The next board inherits those cuts. Who is running to make them?

• The county parks bond would build an all-abilities playground downtown and replace Tanner Park's playground and pavilion

  What would the parks bond build near you, and what would it cost?

• Amendment A would move proposed amendments from newspapers to a state website

  Where should the state publish changes to the Constitution before you vote on them?

• Amendment B would make citizen tax initiatives pass with 60%, not a simple majority

  Who decides how hard it is for voters to raise a tax themselves?

• All 16 judges on city ballots met the state's performance standards

  How does the state grade a judge, and what did lawyers and observers say?