Lindletown board cancels 2025 municipal election, saying no candidates filed

Lindletown — The Lindletown Town Board voted on Oct. 1 to cancel the town’s 2025 municipal election after officials said no candidates filed for mayor or town council seats.

The board read and approved Resolution 2025-04, which states that under the cited provisions of Utah code the town may cancel a municipal election when no candidates have filed and that cancelling the election would avoid unnecessary expenses. The resolution directs the town recorder to post and publish the statutorily required notices, including posting on the state voter-information website and submitting the resolution to the Miller County Clerk’s Office and the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office.

Recorded 'Aye' votes during the roll call were: Matt Draper, Spencer Proctor, Miff Bishop and Richard Pine. The chair also indicated assent in the meeting audio; the transcript records the four explicit 'Aye' responses and records the mayor saying he would sign the resolution. The resolution text in the record states it becomes effective immediately upon passage.

What it means: With the cancellation, no municipal election will be held in Lindletown in 2025 and the recorder is required to complete the public-notice steps listed in the resolution. The cancellation was presented as an administrative measure because no candidates filed; the board did not discuss alternative candidate recruitment or an appointment process during the recorded portion of the meeting.

Next steps: The recorder will post and publish the required notices; any questions about filling vacant seats or related governance issues were not addressed in the transcript and would be subject to state code and local procedures.