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Council signals participation in ranked-choice voting pilot, approves interlocal agreement straw poll
Summary
Salt Lake City councilors signaled their intent to participate in the county's ranked-choice voting pilot for the 2025 municipal election and registered a unanimous straw poll in favor of the related interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County; the council also approved a small FY25 budget allocation for outreach and language access.
Salt Lake City signaled its intent to participate in Salt Lake County's ranked-choice voting pilot for the 2025 municipal election and reached unanimous agreement on a related interlocal agreement during a work-session straw poll.
The recorder's office and council staff briefed members on two items: (1) the council's continued participation in the ranked-choice voting pilot in place of a municipal primary and (2) an interlocal agreement with the county that defines roles and budget impacts for conduct of the election. Staff said the county and participating cities expect a combined cost for county and municipal services over FY25 and FY26 of roughly $1.57 million and that the city had requested $50,000 in FY25 to support expanded engagement and language-access work.
Councilors held a straw poll to confirm participation in the ranked-choice voting pilot without a municipal primary and a separate straw poll to approve the interlocal agreement; both polls were recorded as unanimous. Staff said education and outreach funds would be available once the council's FY25 budget amendment is adopted.
Ending: The council asked staff to consider consolidating election-law changes and educational materials on the city's website to inform voters about changes to processes and to track relevant state-level election law updates.
