Vote By Mail process offers many options for registered voters in City of St. George Municipal General Election

The City of St. George will conduct its Municipal General Election in a vote by mail process for three City Council seats. Ballots are being mailed to registered voters now through Oct. 22, ahead of the Nov. 5 Election Day.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be submitted in many ways:

• Mailed to the County Clerk’s office (must be postmarked or otherwise marked as received by the post office no later than Nov. 4)
• Dropped off at the Vote Center on the day of the election. The lone Vote Center in St. George at the Dixie Convention Center (1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George)
• Drop boxes at five locations countywide

Ballots can be dropped at any drop box, regardless of the voter’s residence. The addresses of the drop boxes are:

• St. George Branch Library (88 West 100 South)
• Washington City Branch Library (220 N 300 E)
• Hurricane Branch Library (36 South 300 West)
• Santa Clara Branch Library (1099 Lava Flow Drive, St. George)
• Washington County Administration Building (197 East Tabernacle)

St. George residents wanting the Election Day experience may vote in person Nov. 5 at the Dixie Convention Center.

The decision to vote by mail was made largely because Washington County had purchased new voting equipment and conducted the 2018 midterm elections on a vote by mail basis. Since most cities contract with the County to process ballots, the City of St. George had to decide to either purchase its own voting equipment or follow suit with vote by mail elections.

“The cost to conduct the municipal election did not decrease when we went by mail,” Pike noted. “While the cost to man vote centers greatly decreased, the price of sending ballots to approximately 42,000 registered voters was added.”

The popular “I voted” stickers can be picked up in person at the Vote Center on Election Day. There will be dispensers affixed to the side of the drop box locations within the City of St. George for voters to obtain a sticker.