Logan City Council accepts 2025 municipal primary canvas, confirms turnout and advancing candidates

The Logan City Council unanimously accepted the 2025 municipal primary election canvas report on a roll-call vote, confirming vote totals, provisional and rejected-ballot counts and which candidates will advance to the Nov. 4 general election.

The canvas, presented by a representative of the Cache County Clerk’s Office, shows 20,323 registered voters in Logan City and 5,299 ballots cast, a turnout of 26.07 percent. The report lists the top finishers who will move on to the general election in contested races: in the mayoral primary Mark Anderson (3,283 votes) and Alana Napstichert (1,550 votes); for four city council seats the top vote-getters were Ernesto Lopez (2,500), Katie Lou Coben (2,115), Melissa Dally (2,075) and Brian Siemens (1,341).

The report also detailed ballot processing outcomes tied to this year’s procedural changes. The county-reported “8 p.m.” receipt deadline meant 127 ballots were not counted because they arrived after the deadline, and 64 ballots with signature-verification issues were identified; county staff contacted voters, and 30 of those 64 were cured and included in the final counts. There were 10 provisional ballots, of which eight were counted and two were rejected. The county also reported 3,236 ballots returned via drop box; additional ballots were returned by mail and in person at county vote centers, according to the report.

"Under a local agreement with Cache County Clerk’s Office, they were responsible for administering the election," the county representative said, adding that staff corrected an early processing glitch and "they got it right back on and they'll work on in the future." The representative encouraged the public and candidates to observe the ballot-counting process at the ballot center during election season.

Council members asked procedural questions about campaign finance and filing deadlines. The presentation included upcoming compliance dates: Sept. 11 is the filing deadline for campaign finance reports for candidates eliminated in the primary; Oct. 14 is the date ballots will be mailed for the general election; Oct. 28 is the pre-election campaign finance filing deadline for candidates who advanced; and Nov. 4 is general election day. The city representative said the final post-election finance report is typically due 30 days after the general election.

Council discussion noted the change to the receipt deadline and its practical effects for voters and candidates. One council member suggested the city coordinate with the post office and county to provide clearer drop-off signage and voter instructions, especially because the 8 p.m. receipt cutoff is new this year.

A motion to accept the municipal primary election canvas and statistics passed by roll call: Mike — aye; Mark — aye; Amy — aye; Ernesto — aye; Jeannie — aye. The council recorded the acceptance and instructed staff to post the full canvas report to the city’s elections page.

The city representative said the full, certified canvas and supporting statistics will be posted on the city website under the election page. The council did not take any additional action on election procedures at the meeting.