Election 2020 – Grand County Information

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Voter Information

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GRAND COUNTY VOTER INFO PAMPHLET

UTAH-WIDE VOTER INFO PAMPHLET

REGISTER TO VOTE

Visit vote.utah.gov to register online, check your address and more

You can also visit the Grand County Clerk’s Office
125 East Center St.

ELECTION FAQS

Please note that if your driver’s license does not currently match your current address that you are using to register,  they will require proof of address in some form. This can include a utility bill, bank statement, lease or any other official mail.  If you have any questions on the status of your voter registration form you can call the Clerk’s Office at 435-259-1321

IMPORTANT DATES

October 13th: Ballots will be mailed to all active/ eligible registered voters. Ballots should arrive in your mailbox around 10/20/2020. 

October 19th through Election Day: Drop off your ballot at the Grand County Clerk’s Office at 125 East Center Street. 

October 20th: Voters who have not received a ballot should verify/update their voter registration or contact the Grand County Clerk’s Office at 435-259-1321 as soon as possible. This will allow time to correct any issues and mail you a new ballot. 

October 23rd: Last day to register to vote (NB: Beginning October 28th, you can register to vote by provisional ballot). Registrations must be received in the elections office by 5:00 pm. 

October 28th, 29th, 30th and Nov 2nd: Early/ In Person Voting Period will be open at the Grand County Clerk’s Office from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm. Also beginning 10/28, registration by provisional ballot will be available. 

November 2nd: By-Mail postmark deadline. 

November 3rd: ELECTION DAY, The Grand County Clerk’s Office will be open from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm for ballot drop off, in person voting and if you are not registered, registration by a provisional ballot. 

MEDIA COVERAGE

KZMU’s This Week in Moab: A Discussion on Voting in Grand County with County Clerk Quinn Hall and Chief Deputy Clerk Jana Smith

*NB: In the following discussion, it’s stated that Grand County ballots returned by mail will not be routed through Provo. As of 10/12, this is not the case. Ballots returned by mail will now be routed through Provo. Voters can also drop off their ballots at the Grand County Clerk’s Office through Election Day*

Moab Sun News (10/1): Your guide to how to vote in Grand County

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Local County Candidates

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KZMU’s This Week in Moab 10/19

First guests are District 4 candidates Greg Halliday and Trisha Hedin.

At 25:00 min, At-Large candidates Stephen Stocks and Kevin Walker.

 

 

 

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AT-LARGE: STEPHEN STOCKS VS. KEVIN WALKER

MEDIA COVERAGE

The Times-Independent (9/25): Stocks, Walker compete for county’s At-Large open seat

Moab Sun News (10/15): Candidate for Grand County Commission At Large Seat – Kevin Walker Running Against Stephen Stocks

Moab Sun News (10/15): Candidate for Grand County Commission At Large Seat – Stephen Stocks Running Against Kevin Walker

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DISTRICT 4: GREG HALLIDAY VS. TRISHA HEDIN

MEDIA COVERAGE

The Times-Independent (9/25): Hedin challenges Halliday for District 4 seat

Moab Sun News (10/15): Candidate for Grand County Commission District 4: Trisha Hedin Running against Greg Halliday 

Moab Sun News (10/15): Candidate for Grand County Commission District 4: Greg Halliday Running against Trisha Hedin

 

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League of Women Voters

2020 Candidate Forum

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https://www.facebook.com/KZMUMoab/videos/393833454979469

Schedule of Events:

 

KZMU’s 10/29 This Week in Moab

Guests are uncontested Grand County School District Board of Education candidates Ariel Atkins, Melissa Byrd, and Steve Kennedy in the first half of the program. Then, at (30 min), uncontested Grand County Commission candidates Evan Clapper, Jacques Hadler, and Gabriel Woytek. 

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Proposition 8: Recreation, Arts, and Parks (RAP) Tax

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Proposition 8: Shall the City of Moab, Utah, be authorized to impose a .1% sales and use tax to fund cultural facilities, recreational facilities, and zoological facilities and botanical organizations, cultural organizations, and zoological organizations in the City?

MOAB CITY PROP 8 VOTER INFO 

MOAB CITY PROP 8 FAQ

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

KZMU’s This Week in Moab (9/14): A Discussion on the RAP Tax with city manager Joel Linares, mayor Emily Niehaus, city council member Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, and arts advocate Rebecca McAllister

The Times-Independent (9/25): Prop. 8 appears to have voters’ favor

Moab Sun News (9/24): Residents speak out on RAP Tax

OTHER INFO

Moab City 9/22 RAP Tax Presentation, Includes Citizen Comment

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Form of Government-Related Propositions

(Prop 10, Prop 16, Prop 17)

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KZMU’s This Week in Moab: A Conversation with Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan on FOG history, legal findings, and Election Day outcomes

FOG VOTE OUTCOMES

10/6 Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan FOG Presentation to Grand County Commission 

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Proposition 10

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Proposition 10: Shall Grand County adopt the alternate form of government known as the Council-Manager Form pursuant to the Optional Plan for Grand County Government that the study committee has recommended?

STUDY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 

CHANGING FORM OF GOVERNMENT INFO

PROP 10 ARGUMENTS FOR/AGAINST

MEDIA COVERAGE

KZMU’s This Week in Moab (9/28): A Discussion on Prop 10 with supporter Walt Dabney and opponent Kya Marienfeld

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Proposition 16

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Proposition 16: Shall Section 2.04.030 (Governing body) of the Grand county Government be amended to change the composition of the Commission from seven members to five, as follows: “The governing body of the county shall be a five-member county commission (the Commission) , which shall…” 

PROP 16 ARGUMENTS FOR/AGAINST

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Proposition 17

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Proposition 17: Shall Section 2.04.040.A (Election qualifications, terms and nominations of commission members) of the Grand County Plan for county Government be amended to remove districts easts and elect all commission members at-large, as follows: “All Commission members shall be elected from the county at large”

PROP 17 ARGUMENTS FOR/AGAINST

 

 

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State Constitutional Amendments

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Amendment A, Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment “Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to change words that apply to a single gender (such as the word ‘men’) to words that are not limited to a single gender (such as the word ‘persons’)?”

Amendment B, Legislator Qualifications Amendment Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to specify that certain requirements that a person must meet to be eligible for the office of senator or representative in the Utah Legislature apply at the time the person is elected or appointed?

Amendment C, Remove Slavery as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Amendment “Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to make the following changes to the Utah Constitution’s ban on slavery and involuntary servitude: Remove the language that allows slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime; and clarify that the ban does not affect the otherwise lawful administration of the criminal justice system?”

Amendment D, Municipal Water Resources Amendment Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: rewrite a provision relating to municipal water rights and sources of water supply; allow a municipality to define the boundary of the municipality’s water service area and to set the terms of water service for that area; state that a municipality is not prevented from: supplying water to water users outside the municipality’s boundary; or entering into a contract to supply water outside the municipality’s water service area if the water is more than what is needed for the municipality’s water service area; and modify the basis upon which a municipality is allowed to exchange water rights or sources of water supply?

Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: preserve the individual right to hunt and to fish, including the right to use traditional hunting and fishing methods subject to certain regulation; and establish public hunting and fishing as the preferred way of managing and controlling wildlife?

Amendment F, Legislative Session Start Date Amendment Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to change when annual general sessions of the Utah Legislature begin from the fourth Monday in January to a day in January designated by a law passed by the Utah Legislature; and exclude state holidays that are not also federal holidays from counting towards the maximum number of days of the Utah Legislature’s annual general sessions?

Amendment G, Use Income and Property Tax Revenue to Support Children and Individuals with Disabilities Amendment “Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to expand the uses of money the state receives from income taxes and intangible property taxes to include supporting children and supporting people with a disability?”

MEDIA COVERAGE

Moab Sun News (10/17): Learn more about the 7 proposed constitutional amendments on Utah ballot

 

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Judges on the Ballot

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