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Many Orem residents have been disappointed by Mayor Young’s overbearing approach to running the City Council—seeking to limit the voices not only of Orem citizens, but even other members of the Council. Orem cannot afford two more years of an uncompromising City Council majority. While all six City Council candidates this year are polite, accomplished, […]

As mail-in ballots are set to go out next week, Orem City Council candidates sat in the Vallejo Auditorium at Utah Valley University on Wednesday night, discussing growth, affordable housing and traffic. Closing statements were a notable portion of the debate as three candidates, Chris Killpack, Jenn Gale and Jeff Lambson, used part of their […]

As the 2023 municipal election season rolls along, local political groups have officially taken sides. The political action committee Stand for Orem announced its endorsements for Orem City Council candidates on Friday. The local political group will be endorsing Spencer Rands, Crystal Muhlestein and Matt McKell, according to a Facebook post by Stand for Orem. […]

Orem citizens and one City Council member raised concerns about the political issues committee Stronger Together during Tuesday night’s Orem City Council meeting, where council members met to certify the municipal primary election results. During the public comment portion of the meeting, a handful of speakers expressed concern about Stronger Together allegedly extending beyond activities […]

Utah County saw low voter turnout, used ranked-choice voting for the first time in a primary and experimented with a new way to submit a mail-in ballot during Tuesday’s municipal election. This was the first election for current Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson since he took office in January, and he said he thought the […]

Remember Proposition 2, the effort to create an Orem-only school district? It was overwhelmingly rejected by the voters by over 70%. Well, Todd Pedersen, who, along with Alex Dunn spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last year trying to sway voters to support Prop 2, is back. Perhaps you remember they funded numerous “free food” […]

Ballots for local city council races were sent out on Monday, meaning residents across the Utah Valley can begin casting their votes in this year’s primary election. On Monday, the Utah County Elections Division tweeted, “Keep an eye on your mailbox this week, and if you haven’t received a ballot by next Monday, please contact […]

Orem’s city elections this year feature 12 candidates running for three council spots. To get to know them better, voters are invited to a city-sponsored Meet the Candidates Night. The event will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in Library Hall at the city complex, 56 N. State St. “Meet the Candidate Night is a unique […]

Orem’s city elections this year features 12 candidates running for three council spots. To get to know them better, voters are invited to a city-sponsored Meet the Candidates Night. The event will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in Library Hall at the city complex. “Meet the Candidate Night is a unique chance to come and […]