Primary election ballots were mailed on Tuesday and will start arriving in mailboxes this week, but not every Summit County voter will receive one.
Only Democrats living in districts 4 and 5 — the Snyderville Basin and Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook areas, respectively — as well as Republicans living in the U.S. House District 3 and State House District 59 boundaries, are eligible to vote in the June 23 election.
West Side Democrats will decide between attorney and ski industry professional Christie Babalis and former Snyderville Basin Planning Commissioner Chair John Kucera to represent District 4 on the Summit County Council. Longtime County Councilor Chris Robinson currently occupies the seat and announced in December that he will not seek reelection.
Democrat voters in Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook will vote whether they want incumbent County Councilor Canice Harte, who is currently serving as chair, or Park City Board of Education President Meredith Reed to represent District 5.
This will be the first election using the newly drawn County Council districts, which were adopted in the fall, rather than at-large seats. No Republican candidates filed in either County Council race, nor have any unaffiliated candidates emerged as of Tuesday. However, the deadline to file as a write-in candidate is in August.
The four Democrats will also participate in a candidate forum hosted by The Park Record and KPCW from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the Sheldon Richins building in Kimball Junction. The candidates will discuss themselves and Summit County’s future. Audience members can also ask questions. The event is open to the public and will be streamed live at KPCW.org.
Republican voters will choose whether to give the party nomination to U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy or Phil Lyman, a former write-in candidate for governor, for Utah’s new 3rd Congressional District. The winner will go up against Democratic candidate Kent Udell in the general election.
The GOP primary also features the contest between Old Town resident Jeffrey Pierce and Wasatch County Councilor Luke Searle for House District 59, which includes Summit and Wasatch counties. The candidates failed to secure enough votes during the state party nominating convention, triggering the primary. Whoever wins the June election will face the Democratic candidate, former Midway Mayor Celeste Johnson.
Any registered voter can request a Democratic ballot by June 12. Voters can only vote in one primary election.
June 12 is also the deadline to register to vote and receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the primary. Voters not registered by that date can vote provisionally during early voting or on June 23.
Early voting will be available to Summit County voters June 16 through 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Summit County Courthouse in Coalville and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Richins Building conference room. Each location will also be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 20.
The Clerk’s Office must receive mail-in ballots by 8 p.m. on election day to be counted, which is the same deadline for ballots to be returned to drop boxes. Drop boxes are located at the Summit County Courthouse in Coalville; the Coalville, Kamas and Kimball Junction branches of the Summit County Library; the Quinn’s Junction location of the Summit County Health Department; The Market at Park City; the Park City Library; the Jeremy Ranch Park and Ride; Oakley City Hall; Francis Town Hall; and Henefer City Hall.
In-person voting is available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day at Coalville City Hall, the Kamas and Kimball Junction branches of the Summit County Library and the Quinn’s Junction location of the Summit County Health Department.
Ballots can be tracked by signing up at trackmyballot.utah.gov/voter. Sign up for Summit County election info and updates by texting SCVOTERS to 91896.
Preliminary election results will be available on June 23. Official results will be certified two weeks after the primary on July 7. The general election takes place on Nov. 3.
The Summit County Clerk’s Office began mailing ballots on Tuesday, but voters will need to opt in to vote by mail beginning in 2029.