Vote by Mail

You need to be a registered voter in Grand County in order to receive a ballot. All registered voters are sent ballots and prepaid return envelopes for Vote by Mail Elections.

Your voter registration must be received by the Clerk/Auditor's Office no later than the Tuesday prior to Election Day to receive a ballot in the mail.

If you have moved within Grand County, contact the Clerk/Auditor's office to update your address. You may also update your address by completing an online voter registration or downloading a mail-in voter registration form - both are available on our website.

If you have moved to or from another county, you will need to re-register to vote.

Ballots must be mailed to a registered voter's residential or mailing address. We cannot mail ballots to anyone other than the voter.

However, someone may pick up a ballot from the Clerk/Auditor's office on behalf of a hospitalized voter in limited emergency situations, as outlined in Utah State Code 20A-3a-301.

A hospitalized voter (which includes individuals in hospitals, hospice, long-term care, or those unable to travel due to age or illness) can authorize someone to pick up an emergency ballot on their behalf. The designated person must show ID, sign a legal statement, and follow strict rules when delivering the ballot. The ballot must be returned to the Grand County Clerk/Auditor's office by Election Day to be counted.

Please contact our office for more information or for help with the process.

Ballots are mailed no later than 21 days before an election. Ballots cannot and will not be forwarded by the post office.

If you have not received your ballot within 7 days after they are mailed, call our office. Your voter registration will be checked to ensure that the information is correct. If the address is correct, a replacement ballot will be sent. If your information has changed, your registration will need to be updated and a new ballot will be sent.

You may update your signature by re-registering to vote. If you do not have internet access, registration forms are found at post offices, and in our office.

Note: If there is an issue with your signature on your returned ballot envelope matching the one on file in your record, we will mail you a notice (cure letter) so you can resolve it and have your ballot counted.

Use a black or blue pen. Completely fill in the oval.

• Follow directions carefully.
• Read the entire ballot before filling it out.
• Sign the voter affidavit on the back of the return envelope.
• Lost or damaged ballots can be replaced by contacting the Clerk/Auditor's Office.

If you received a vote-by-mail ballot, you are still allowed to vote in person as long as you have not returned your by-mail ballot. Your vote history is recorded and will be checked by a poll worker before you will be allowed to vote on the electronic voting machine.

If you make a mistake marking your ballot, cross through the incorrect oval and name. Fill in the correct oval; circle both the oval and the name of the correct choice. Make your intent clear. Remember, do not sign or initial your ballot.

If you forgot to (or are not sure whether you) signed your affidavit or provided the last four of your State ID/Driver License or SSN, you may provide these on the outside of the envelope. You can still mail your ballot back or drop it at a ballot drop box. Alternatively, you may instead come to the Grand County Clerk's Office (the only polling place) to vote in person. If you already mailed your ballot with the information missing on the envelope, we will mail you a notice (cure letter) so you can resolve it and have your ballot counted.

The signature on that affidavit confirms your identity as the voter who voted the ballot, and your agreement with the following statement: "I do solemnly swear that: I am a qualified resident voter and that I am entitled to vote in this election. I am not a convicted felon currently incarcerated for commission of a felony."

This is a requirement under Utah Code 20A-3a-202.

When your ballot is returned with the last four of either your State ID/Driver License or Social Security Number, we compare that information against what is in your voter registration record and are able to confirm your identity. This ensures each vote is only counted once. This is a requirement under Utah Code 20A-3a-202.

Note: If there is an issue with your ID numbers on your returned ballot envelope matching those on file in your record, we will mail you a notice (cure letter) so you can resolve it and have your ballot counted.

Cross off the wrong signature and sign the correct affidavit. If the envelope has already been sealed, and the affidavit was not signed by the other voter, you may sign the outside of the envelope.

No one else can sign your ballot affidavit for you. If you are unable to sign, please contact our office. If the signature you provided on your voter registration is a mark, you only need to make that mark for your ballot to count.

Individuals with power of attorney cannot sign the ballot affidavit for the voter.

Grand County citizens who are either temporarily or permanently overseas and all active military personnel, including their spouses and dependents, are eligible to vote by absentee ballot under The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens and Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and Utah law.

You can find an application to vote by visiting the Federal Voting Assistance Program website or downloading this PDF. Complete, sign and submit the application to our office by mail or email.

elections@grandcountyutah.gov

Clerk/Auditor
125 E Center St
Moab, UT 84532

Military and overseas ballots are sent 45 days prior to an election. We will continue to send by-mail ballots until the Thursday before the election and by-email ballots until the day before the election at 5 P.M.

Note: Military and overseas voters may receive their ballot via email.

To be counted, a mail-in ballot must be in the clerk's possession by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

This is a recent change due to H.B. 300. Previously, a late ballot could be accepted based on a timely postmark. Now, with the change in law, ballots must be physically received by the deadline.

Ballots can be returned in one of two ways to meet this requirement:

• By-mail: Must be delivered by USPS to the Clerk's Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
• Clerk's Office Drop Box: The drop box closes at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

See our Dates and Deadlines page for exact dates for the upcoming election.

You may track your ballot at the Lieutenant Governor's website, by calling our office, or by signing up for BallotTrax.

If you are unable to vote by mail or in person because you are hospitalized, in a care facility, or unable to travel due to age or illness, you may qualify for an emergency ballot.

You can get an emergency ballot from our office by authorizing someone to pick it up in person. They'll need to show ID and sign a legal statement confirming they're acting on your behalf.

To be counted, your completed emergency ballot must be returned to our office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Please contact our the Clerk/Auditor's Office with any questions or to start the process.

No, you do not need to return your ballot by mail. Ballots may be returned to the Clerk/Auditor's office drop box during business hours, or between 7:00am and 8:00 pm on Election Day.

Clerk/Auditor's Office
125 E Center St
Moab, UT 84532

No! There should only be one ballot in each envelope. State law requires an affidavit signature for each ballot. If there are two ballots in one envelope, both ballots are invalid and a letter will be sent to one voter to gather both signatures for the ballots returned.