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Council signs on to ranked‑choice voting pilot without a primary, approves interlocal agreement
Summary
Salt Lake City councilors voted by straw poll to participate in the municipal ranked‑choice voting pilot for 2025 without a primary; the council also signaled support for an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County governing costs and roles.
Council staff described the city’s participation in the state pilot for municipal alternative voting methods and the administrative steps required to run ranked‑choice voting for Salt Lake City’s 2025 municipal election. Staff told councilors that Salt Lake County — the jurisdiction that conducts the city’s election — does not offer a primary within the county’s RCV pilot, which means the municipal RCV election would proceed without a separate primary.
Councilors held a straw poll and unanimously agreed to participate in ranked‑choice voting for the 2025 municipal election without a primary. The council also conducted a straw poll supporting the county interlocal agreement that defines each party’s responsibilities and the expected budget impacts for city engagement and language‑access work; staff noted a FY25 budget amendment to provide $50,000 for expanded outreach and language access.
Staff said the county and city interlocal will outline the county’s role in ballot processing and tallying and the city’s expected costs for outreach, translation and voter education. Council members asked staff to track related statutory changes and to consolidate educational materials on the council or city website as outreach funds are spent.
