Your Utah County Ballot Is in the Mail: What to Do Before Nov. 3, 2026

Utah County ballots for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election started going out in the mail on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to roughly 374,000 active registered voters. Here is what to do with yours, the dates that matter over the next three weeks, where to drop it in Provo and Orem, and a plain explanation of the two constitutional amendments every Utah voter will see.

For the full rules, including the new ID-number line on the envelope, see our complete guide to voting in Utah County. For every office on the ballot and what each one controls, see what is on your Utah County ballot.

The dates

Step 1: Make sure it arrives

If you are an active registered voter, your ballot should arrive within a few days of Oct. 13. If it has not come by Monday, Oct. 19, call the Utah County Elections Office at 801-851-VOTE (8683) or email elections@utahcounty.gov. You can check your registration on the state's VoteSearch site at votesearch.utah.gov.

Students and anyone who moved this year should check their address now. A ballot goes to the address on your registration, not wherever you live today. Our voting guide covers the one-registration rule for students from out of state, and the out-of-state student's paperwork guide covers what registering here means for the rest of your records.

Step 2: Fill it out and sign it

Read both sides. Utah County voters are split between two U.S. House districts and many state legislative districts, so the 2026 General Sample Ballot on vote.utahcounty.gov is the quickest way to see your own races ahead of time, and our ballot guide explains what each office does. The state's Voter Information Pamphlet at vote.utah.gov has candidate profiles and the full text and arguments for each amendment. Evaluations of the judges up for retention are at judges.utah.gov.

Then sign the envelope. Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson told KUTV that his office checks every signature against the one on file, and the voters it most often has to contact about a mismatch are those aged 18 to 25, whose signatures may have changed since they registered.

Step 3: Get it back by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3

This is the step that changed. Under the 2025 law H.B. 300, a ballot must be in the county's possession by 8 p.m. on Election Day. A postmark does not count. If you mail it, mail it early. In the last week, use a drop box. "If it's in the drop box by 8 p.m., it's gonna be counted," Davidson said.

Drop boxes in Provo and Orem

Open 24 hours a day from Oct. 12 until 8 p.m. on Nov. 3:

• Provo City Library, 550 N. University Ave., Provo
• Utah County Administration Building, 100 E. Center St., Provo (a drive-up box in the south parking lot and a walk-up box)
• Orem City Library, 58 N. State St., Orem
• Orem Senior Friendship Center, 93 N. 400 East, Orem
• Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Pkwy., Orem

The county lists 28 boxes at 27 sites across Utah County; the full list is on the voting locations page of vote.utahcounty.gov.

Voting in person

Early voting is at the Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Ave., Room 2500, Provo, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 26 to 30 and Nov. 2. It is closed on Election Day itself.

On Election Day, vote centers are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Provo and Orem:

• Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Ave., Provo
• Legacy Village, 4146 N. University Ave., Provo
• Centerpoint Church, 1550 Sandhill Rd., Orem

Missed the Oct. 23 registration deadline? You can register and vote the same day at a vote center on Election Day with two forms of valid ID.

The two amendments, explained

Every Utah ballot ends with two proposed changes to the state constitution. Both were placed there by the Legislature.

Amendment A: How proposed amendments are published

What it does. For about 130 years, Utah's constitution has required a proposed amendment to be printed in newspapers before voters decide on it. Amendment A would replace that with publication for 60 days before the election, in a manner set by state law. A companion law, H.B. 481, would then take effect and have the lieutenant governor post the text of amendments and ballot questions on the Utah Public Notice website.

Why it is on the ballot. In 2024 the Utah Supreme Court voided a proposed amendment, Amendment D, before the election, in part because the Legislature had not published it as the constitution requires.

The case for. The Legislature passed it unanimously. Rep. Neil Walter told KUER that newspapers are no longer where people get notice: "We're moving online, which is where people are."

The case against. Mary Weaver Bennett, director of Southern Utah University's Leavitt Center, told KUER that many rural communities still rely on their hometown paper. No organized campaign against it had been reported as of early October.

Amendment B: 60% for tax-raising initiatives

What it does. A citizen initiative that would impose a new tax, raise the rate of an existing tax or increase the revenue it collects would need 60% voter approval instead of a simple majority. It does not change how the Legislature itself passes taxes.

The case for. Supporters, including Rep. Jordan Teuscher, say tax increases passed by the public should have broad public support. "This protects the taxpayers," Teuscher told KUER. Rep. Casey Snider has argued that rural voters are often outvoted on initiatives driven by urban areas.

The case against. Opponents, including the group Better Boundaries, say the change is less about taxes than about making citizen initiatives harder to pass, and that a constitutional rule is hard to undo. They point to Utah's three 2018 initiatives: Medicaid expansion passed with 53.3%, medical marijuana with 52.7% and the redistricting measure, Proposition 4, with 50.3%. None would have reached 60%.

Read the full ballot language and the arguments for and against in the Voter Information Pamphlet before you decide.

Who to call

The Utah County Elections Office is at 100 E. Center St., Suite 3100, in Provo: 801-851-VOTE (8683), elections@utahcounty.gov, vote.utahcounty.gov. Our guide to the Utah County Clerk's office explains what else that office handles. New to the area? Our first-semester survival guide covers the other paperwork of settling into Provo.