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Notice Type(s)
Notice
Event Start Date & Time
October 13, 2026 08:00 AM
Event End Date & Time
November 3, 2026 08:00 PM
Event Deadline Date & Time
11/03/26 08:00 PM
Description/Agenda
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2026 General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
This notice is published in compliance with:
- Utah Code § 20A-3a-604 - publication at least 28 days before the election, listing early voting site(s);
- Utah Code § 20A-5-403.5 - listing ballot drop box locations.
Early Voting (In Person)
The election is open to all registered voters in Grand County. Voters who did not receive a ballot in the mail or who would prefer to vote in person can vote at the polling place. Grand County's only polling place is at the Grand County Clerk/Auditor's Office. Early and in-person voting will be held there Monday - Friday from October 20th to November 2nd, between 9am and 4pm, and on Election Day (November 3rd) between 7am and 8pm.
Valid Identification is required to vote in person.
Ballot Drop Boxes
Registered voters that receive a Vote-by-Mail ballot may return their completed ballot and signed envelope in the mail OR place their completed ballot and signed envelope in one of the two ballot drop boxes listed below:
Grand County Clerk/Auditor's Office
125 East Center Street, Moab
8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
7am - 8pm on Election Day
Castle Valley Town Hall
2 East Castle Valley Dr, Castle Valley
9am - 1pm, Monday - Wednesday
Both drop boxes will be available starting on October 13th, 2026, through Election Day on the week dates and times listed above.
All ballots must be received by the Grand County Clerk/Auditor's Office by 8pm on Election Day to be counted. Postmark dates do not apply.
Additional Information
The last day to register to vote in this election without a provisional ballot is October 23, 2026 before 5:00pm. To be qualified to vote, individuals must be a citizen of the United States; a resident of Utah for at least the 30 days immediately before the election; 18 years of age on or before Election Day in November, and currently residing within the voting district or precinct in which the individual applies to register to vote.
Vote-by-Mail ballots will be sent automatically to active registered voters-unless they have opted out of Vote-by-Mail-no earlier than twenty-one days before the election.
Voters may sign up to track the status of their ballot at www.ballottrax.utah.gov.
If relevant, changes to dates, times, or locations of ballot boxes or polling places, or the addition of new ballot boxes or polling places, will be posted at www.grandcountyutah.gov/elections.
Voters may call the Grand County Clerk/Auditor's Office at 435-259-1321, or visit www.vote.utah.gov to obtain election information.
Attest: Gabriel Woytek, Grand County Clerk/Auditor