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Salt Lake County Issues 2026 General Election UOCAVA Notice

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Salt Lake County has issued a Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) notice for the 2026 General Election. The notice includes a list of candidates for federal, state, and local offices scheduled for the November 3, 2026, election.

Key takeaways

  • The 2026 General Election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
  • Ballots must be received by the Clerks Office by 8:00 p.m. on election day.
  • Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by 12:01 a.m. on November 3 in the voter's local time zone.
  • The notice provides candidate information for federal, state, county, and local offices.

The Salt Lake County Election Division issued a Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) notice for the 2026 General Election in a report published September 2. The notice provides candidate information and voting instructions for the election scheduled for November 3, 2026.

The notice details candidates for several levels of government. Federal races include U.S. House District 1, featuring Ben McAdams, Riley Owen, Jesse West, and Elias Henry Montgomery, and U.S. House District 4, featuring Jonny Larsen, Mike Kennedy, Taylor Wright, and Steven Burt. Write-in candidates for U.S. House District 1 include Babak Bobby Darvish.

State-level races listed include various positions in the State Senate and State House, as well as the State Board of Education. Local races include positions on the County Council, County Auditor, County Clerk, County District Attorney, County Sheriff, and several local school boards, including Canyons, Granite, Jordan, Murray, and Salt Lake boards. The notice also lists candidates for the State Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and various municipal justice courts.

According to the notice, all ballots must be received by the Clerk's Office no later than 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ballots submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than 12:01 a.m. on November 3 in the voter's local time zone. Voters who do not receive their ballot in time may use a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB).

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