Election Results
See below for election results release dates, times, reporting information, and answers to frequently asked questions about election results.
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See below for election results release dates, times, reporting information, and answers to frequently asked questions about election results.
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | June 23 | Shortly after 8 p.m. after in-person voting results are returned |
| Thursday | June 25 | After 5 p.m. |
| Friday (If Needed) | June 26 | After 5 p.m. |
| Thursday | July 2 | After 5 p.m. |
| Monday | July 6 | After 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday | July 7 | After 5 p.m. - Final Official Election Results |
Results are published and updated at the following location: [link will be provided on Election Night]
The first release of election results will take place shortly after 8:00 p.m. on Election Night. This initial release is followed by a second release, sometime later that night, that includes a portion of the ballots received on Election Day and in-person ballots.
Results are first released on Election Night, followed by an update on Friday of that week. Results will then be updated the Friday of the following week and Monday of the next week. Official results will be published the Tuesday following, after being certified by the Board of Canvassers.
Most ballots are typically included in the results released during the week of Election Day. After that point, the number of remaining ballots is usually small. Releasing frequent updates with only a small number of newly counted ballots—especially in smaller precincts—could increase the risk of identifying how individual voters may have voted. To help protect voter privacy, we limit how often additional results are published.
In addition, because relatively few ballots remain after the initial releases, there are generally not large changes in the results. We only publish updates as ballots are counted, and after Election Week ballots are typically processed on a weekly basis.
The overlapping of voting district boundaries can occasionally result in precincts that don’t have any registered voters living in them. Those precincts still fall within the boundaries of the voting district, but since there are no voters to submit ballots, the precinct will show that there are no votes in that precinct.
Election results are considered official once they have been certified by the Board of Canvassers. The Board of Canvassers will typically certify an election 14 days after Election Day.
Results released on Election Night are not considered official. Election results are not official until they have been certified by the Board of Canvassers.
The initial Election Night release typically includes all ballots received by the Clerk’s office before Election Day. The second Election Night release includes a portion of the ballots received on Election Day, along with in-person voting results.
On Election Day, the Clerk’s Office receives far more ballots than can be fully processed and counted in a single day. As a result, the election night results will include only a portion of the ballots returned on Election Day.
Additional results released after Election Day may include:
· Ballots received on Election Day that were not yet processed
· Ballots that required signature curing or other voter verification
· Eligible military and overseas ballots
· Provisional ballots that are determined to be valid
These ballots are processed and added to the results as verification and counting continue during the canvass period.
Provisional ballots are counted after the voter information has been reviewed and it has been determined that the voter is eligible to vote in the election. This typically takes place within a week of Election Day. Provisional voters whose ballots have been accepted can find their unique provisional ID on the Clerk’s website.
Military and overseas voters whose ballots were received in our office prior to election day will have their votes included in the results released on Election Night. Any eligible overseas ballots received after Election Night will be included in subsequent releases.
The Board of Canvassers certifies all election results. In Salt Lake County the Board of Canvassers consists of the County Council.
Recounts may only take place when there is a tie between the top candidates in a contest, or when the difference in vote totals between the top candidates is less than 0.25% of votes cast for all candidates in the contest. See Utah State code §20A-4-401.
News organizations will often “call” a contest for a candidate (meaning that they determine that a candidate has won the contest) before all votes have been counted and the results certified by the Board of Canvassers. These organizations may have specialized statistical methods to come to these conclusions. They do not, however, mean that a candidate has won a contest. Candidates are not considered to have won a contest until final results have been released and certified by the Board of Canvassers.