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2025 Municipal Election

Municipal Elections are held on odd-numbered years. Seats are a four-year term unless listed otherwise.

For the 2025 Election Year, the following seats are open:

Council District 1
Council District 3
Council District 5
Council District 7

View current Council Members and District Boundaries here.

Salt Lake City Council has adopted Resolution 44 of 2024 confirming interest to participate in the Municipal Alternative Voting Methods Pilot Project, more commonly referred to as Ranked Choice Voting.

You can find more information on Ranked Choice Voting on our website here.


Notice of Municipal Election – Candidacy Filing Period Information

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
NOTICE OF 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Municipal General Election held on November 4, 2025, to elect Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. These are four-year terms and will be elected by using the Ranked Choice Voting method without a Primary Election.

Each person seeking to become a candidate must file a Declaration of Candidacy in person between Monday and Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning on August 12, 2025, and ending on August 19, 2025. The opportunity to Declare Candidacy will end promptly at 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2025.

When Declaring Candidacy, candidates running for the office of City Council shall pay a filing fee of $111, or in lieu of fee, submit a Filing Fee Waiver Petition signed by 75 residents within the council district who are at least 18 years of age. The 75 signatures must be dated at least 10 days before the submission of the filing fee waiver (City Code 2.46.010). Payments may be charged with a credit card surcharge of 2.47%, which is the City’s cost of acceptance. Checks and debit cards are also acceptable forms of payment.

The statutory and City Code provisions related to declarations of candidacy and eligibility to run for City Council are located in Utah Code 20A-9-203 and City Code 2.68.

For additional information related to eligibility for office, forms, or other related matters, you may contact the City Recorder’s Office at 801-535-7671 or by email at elections@slc.gov
Posted on UPNW and the City Recorder’s Website on April 25, 2025