Return your completed application to your Local Election Official as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
All Local Election Officials will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Official will let you fax or email the application.
Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
Please contact your Local Election Official if you have any further questions about the exact process.
Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
Sign and date where indicated.
Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
Your voted ballot must arrive by the deadline or it will not be counted.
Utah early voting
Early voting starts 14 days before Election Day
Early voting ends the Friday (2 business days) before Election Day.
Utah voter ID
You must provide one of the following forms of ID when you vote in Utah:
current and valid UT driver’s license
current and valid ID card issued by the state or federal government UT
concealed weapon permit
US passport
current and valid US military ID card
Bureau of Indian Affairs card
Tribal treaty card
Tribal ID card
two forms of ID that bear your name provide evidence that you reside in the precinct
Alternatively, a county clerk can verify your identity and residence if you cannot provide ID by other means.
Absentee voters do not need to provide ID in Utah.
YES! You can use the
Utah Absentee Ballot Application to apply for permanent absentee voter status -- simply check off the box. Once you're approved, Utah will automatically send you an absentee ballot for each eligible election. This is a great way to make sure you never miss another election!
You do not need to provide ID if you've voted in person at Utah once. If you are a first-time voter and you did not include a copy of your photo ID or your proof of residency with your voter registration form, include it with your Absentee Ballot Application. Include a copy of a one valid form of photo identification that shows your name and Utah address (ex: Utah license, Utah state ID card, US passport or Military ID), or two different documents that show your name and Utah address (current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government document).first-timeonetwo
If you are hospitalized or otherwise confined to a medical or long-term care institution after the deadline for filing an application for an absentee ballot, you may obtain an Emergency Absentee Ballot by contacting your County Clerk.You or your representative must return your voted absentee ballot to the election officer (either your County Clerk or your City Clerk or Recorder, depending on the year) before the polls close on election day.
Find everything you need to vote in our state election centers