Utah Town Forgot To Hold Municipal Election In November

A woman and her daughter vote at Public School 6, in New York, Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. The casting of ballots Tuesday signals the beginning of New York City's farewell to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has helped shape ... A woman and her daughter vote at Public School 6, in New York, Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. The casting of ballots Tuesday signals the beginning of New York City's farewell to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has helped shape the nation's biggest city for 12 years, largely setting aside partisan politics as he led with data-driven beliefs and his vast fortune. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) MORE LESS
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The town recorder in Wallsburg, Utah forgot to advertise for and organize municipal elections this year, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.

The town of fewer than 300 people must wait until 2015 to elect a new mayor and town council members, and in the meantime, Wallsburg must appoint people to the town government, Wasatch County Clerk Brent Titcomb told the Tribune.

“Wallsburg never advertised or prepared for an election this year, so no one signed up,” he said. “They’re going to have to appoint the current mayor and council for two more years and they’ll advertise and have people elected [in 2015].”

This is not a new problem for the town. Wallsburg officials also forgot to hold elections two years ago, Mark Thomas, director of the Utah elections office, told the Tribune. The appointed seats from last election should have been up for a vote this year. 

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