Tooele City hosts candidate forum; recorder details mail-ballot schedule and voting options

Tooele City Recorder Shiloh Baker told residents at a Meet the Candidates forum at Tooele City Hall that ballots for the 2025 general election will be mailed in mid-October and outlined how voters can return them and register.

Baker said, “If you are an active registered voter in Tooele County, your ballot will be mailed to you between October 14 and October 28.” She added that ballots must be received at the Tooele County Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on election day, Nov. 4, 2025, noting that “postmark deadlines no longer apply, so please mail early.”

Why it matters: The recorder’s overview covered both procedural deadlines and on-the-ground options for voters ahead of a local election that will decide mayor and council seats. Local elections determine budget, zoning and service priorities residents see daily.

Baker walked through return options and deadlines and said residents may also drop ballots at a county clerk’s office, at polling locations on election day or at county drop boxes. She identified two drop boxes in Tooele City: one at the south end of City Hall near the utility drop box and one at the Tooele County Building parking lot. Baker said early voting will be available Oct. 27–31 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the county clerk’s office and that election-day in-person voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at two county locations.

Baker also explained registration timelines. She said residents must register by Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. to be on the regular ballot mailing list, and that online registration is available at voter.utah.gov; those who miss that deadline can still register at early voting locations or on election day and cast a provisional ballot if they present two forms of identification.

Event format: Baker described the forum format to the audience, saying candidates would each give a two-minute introduction and then answer six resident-submitted questions in a randomized order. Chris Sloan served as moderator and Berna Sloan as timekeeper. Baker encouraged attendees to meet candidates afterward in the rotunda.

Ending: The recorder provided links for more information — to toolacity.gov/elections and vote.utah.gov — and urged residents to watch for ballots arriving in mid-October and to use available in-person or drop-box options to ensure their ballots are received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4.