June 21 is the last day to register to vote in primary election
More than 10 percent of Utahns have already cast ballots
SALT LAKE CITY (June 21, 2016) — Utahns have until midnight to register to vote in the upcoming primary election. More than 10 percent of registered voters have already cast ballots with approximately 130,000 ballots submitted to county clerks.
“Today is the last day to register to vote in the primary election,” Utah Director of Elections Mark Thomas said. “We encourage Utahns to register online or in-person at your county clerk’s office. If you have already registered, you can view your sample ballot and polling location at vote.utah.gov.”
Utah is one week away from the June 28 primary election, and voters need to be aware of several important election deadlines:
June 21 is the last day to register to vote in the primary election. Utahns can visit vote.utah.gov to register online, or register in-person at your county clerk’s office.
June 23 is the last day a registered voter may request a by-mail ballot for the primary election. In Utah, 20 of 29 counties are designated as vote by-mail. These counties have sent ballots to all registered voters. The nine remaining counties will use traditional voting methods, but also allow voters to request a by-mail ballot.
June 24 is the last day to cast a ballot at an early voting polling location. Visit vote.utah.gov to find date and time information for early voting locations.
June 27 is the last day to postmark your vote by-mail ballot for the primary election.
June 28 is primary election day. Voters may drop off their ballot at their county clerk’s office or designated drop boxes. Some vote by-mail counties will also have election day vote centers. Each county clerk’s office will also serve as a polling location. Find your polling place at vote.utah.gov.
Eight counties allow same-day voter registration, including Sanpete, Salt Lake, Cache, Davis, Kane, Millard, Weber and San Juan Counties. Voters can vote by-mail, in person, or at a county clerk’s office or designated drop box.
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Department of Administrative Services Executive Director Retires
SALT LAKE CITY (June 21, 2016) – After serving 18 years in state government and nearly 10 years as a member of Gov. Herbert’s Cabinet, Kim Hood is retiring on July 1, 2016.
"I thank Gov. Herbert for his leadership and for giving me this opportunity,” Hood said. “Defining the culture of the department by institutionalizing its mission, vision and values is among my greatest achievements. The department is on solid ground and has an incredible workforce of professionals. It was my pleasure to act as their leader.”
Hood’s achievements include creating a shared services operations model as well as a shared services center for budget and accounting. She implemented a program throughout the department to identify risks and opportunities to the department’s overarching goals. The Department of Administrative Services made significant improvement under Hood’s leadership in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of operations, developing the workforce, customer satisfaction, and cyber and emergency preparedness.
“Kim’s exceptional leadership will be missed in state government,” Gov. Herbert said. “I have always appreciated her ability to deliver high-quality and cost-effective results to the people of Utah.”
The governor has appointed Kenneth A. Hansen to serve as interim executive director. He brings more than 35 years of experience in state government to this new role. He has been serving as the DAS deputy executive director for the past year. Prior to that, he served as the director of the Division of Administrative Rules.
"I appreciate Gov. Herbert giving me this opportunity and I look forward to serving the employees of the department, the department's customers, and the citizens of the state as interim executive director," Hansen said.
