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BLUFF, San Juan County — Flooding and damaged roads are making it hard for some San Juan County residents to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, leaving election officials scrambling to find solutions. Bluff Mayor Josh Ewing said road damage has left some residents in communities such as Montezuma Creek unable to leave town to vote.
MONTICELLO, Utah (ABC4) — Due to extreme flooding conditions, Utah's Lieutenant Governor has declared Emergency Election Accommodations. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson has issued a Declaration of Emergency Election Accommodations for San Jaun County, allowing residents in that area to receive and return their ballots electronically.
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued an emergency election declaration Monday, allowing San Juan County voters affected by flooding to request electronic ballots for Tuesday’s election. Voters who cannot reasonably travel to a polling place or drop box can request a ballot by calling the county clerk at 385-587-3223, extension 4, before 5 p.m.
Story As historic flooding continues to overwhelm San Juan County and southeastern Utah and a flood watch extends to Monday night, donations for the rural and tribal communities there are still needed. But, amid road closures and other limitations, some instructions are changing.
San Juan County is responding to flooding affecting the town of Bluff and causing road closures. The Utah Division of Emergency Management issued alerts regarding Cottonwood Wash and Highway 163, while the San Juan School District announced school closures.
BLUFF, San Juan County — All Bluff residents were asked in an emergency alert to shelter in place or move to higher ground Monday morning due to floodwaters. Residents received the request at around 3 a.m. after the slot canyon Cottonwood Wash began flooding, according to a San Juan County Facebook post and the Utah Division of Emergency Management.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The National Weather Service announced that parts of San Juan County, including Bluff and Blanding, will be under a flood warning until Monday afternoon. The NWS says the flood warning will be in effect until 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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Add Fox 13 as a Google Preferred Source ST. GEORGE, Utah — The ballots are building up in Washington County ahead of Election Day. "I just came up from our vote processing center, and we're sitting on about 40,000 ballots so far," said Washington County Clerk Auditor Ryan Sullivan.
The Holy War takes center stage Saturday as undefeated No. 3 Utah hosts one-loss No. 7 BYU, with Big 12 championship hopes and College Football Playoff positioning on the line.
A Utah teenager who was missing for more than a year was found safe after investigators followed leads across the country and internationally, the FBI said. The FBI’s announcement about the case mentioned so-called “gore groups,” raising concerns about the dangers children can face online.
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Utah State football secured a 31-14 victory over Colorado State on Halloween afternoon at Maverik Stadium. The Aggie defense held the Rams to a season-low 263 total yards and a season-low 77 rushing yards.