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10 days left to postmark your ballot: Moab mayoral, city council seats up for grabs

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Three Moab governance positions are up for election in 2021: the position of mayor and two positions on the Moab City Council. Current mayor Emily Niehaus and council members Karen Guzman-Newton and Mike…

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How redistricting works in Utah – and how you can get involved

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Redistricting takes place once every ten years following the U.S. Census, and the new boundaries re-define voting districts for congressional candidates, state legislative representatives, county commissioners and school boards. These boundaries are critical…

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Grand County up for redistricting: State will also be redrawing districts

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Grand County Commissioner Kevin Walker is spearheading the effort to redraw the county’s commission districts, which is supposed to take place every 10 years along with the national census, Walker said, but did…

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San Juan Commission examines redistricting issue

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, the San Juan County Commission voted to approve a resolution that will hire William Cooper, an attorney who previously testified in the Navajo Nation’s redistricting lawsuit against…

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Ranked-choice voting heads to Moab

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Moab City will use a ranked choice voting ballot for city council elections later this year, the council voted unanimously on Tuesday, with help from the Utah County Elections Team as part of…

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Grand County votes in 2020 (from left)

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

Granville Hakes cast a provisional ballot on Nov. 3. Hakes said he is in his 60s and this is his first time voting. [Photo by Heila Ershadi / Moab Sun News] Claire Core…

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All eyes on the election

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

Castle Valley resident Eddie Weeks and his dog, Missy, act as nonpartisan, volunteer poll watchers at the ballot drop-off box outside the Grand County Courthouse on Nov. 3. Election Protection is a national,…

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Election 2020: Grand goes blue in a red state

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Amidst a pandemic, contentious campaigns and many gripping local issues, Election Day arrived in Utah on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Thousands of Utahns voted by mail for city, county, state and national candidates while…

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Hedin, Walker set to win contested Grand County Commission seats

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

Amidst a pandemic, contentious campaigns and many gripping local issues, Election Day arrived in Utah on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Thousands of Utahns voted by mail for city, county, state and national candidates while…

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Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 2

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

All Grand County residents should have received their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, where residents will vote for a U.S. president, state officials and Grand County commissioners as well as…

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