Washington County voting will be done primarily by mail
By Melanie Abplanalp
The Washington County Clerk’s office has made a change in how registered voters will cast their ballots in all future county elections. Washington County will conduct its elections mainly by mail. Starting with the upcoming Nov. 6 election, eligible registered voters will receive their ballots in the mail. In addition, Washington County will have six or seven vote centers available Election Day to assist voters from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Each vote center will offer accommodations for voters who have motor or visual difficulties.
This decision by the county will not change any cities’, towns’, or special service districts’ ability to administer their municipal elections as they see fit.
By-mail voters will receive their ballots three weeks before each Election Day. Eligible registered voters in Washington County do not need to request a ballot to be mailed to them — they will be mailed to their residential or mailing addresses automatically.
The post office cannot forward ballots. In the event that a resident will be traveling or away from his residence, the registered voter can go to vote.utah.gov and fill out an absentee ballot request. By filling out this absentee ballot request, the resident will be able to tell us where to mail his ballot for each individual election.
To ensure that voters who have moved or had a mailing address change get their ballots quickly, eligible voters should go to vote.utah.gov and re-register to vote with their current residential or mailing addresses.
Any voter who wishes to opt out of receiving a by-mail ballot must do so in writing. Opt-out letters must be submitted to the County Clerk’s Office at 197 E. Tabernacle St., St George, UT 84770-3443.
Vote center locations will be announced at a later time.
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