TOWN OF BRIGHTON NOTICE OF ELECTION CANDIDATES
The 2023 Town of Brighton Municipal Election will be held to elect two (2) Town Council Members. Each position is at-large for a 4-year term. The primary election was on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. The general election will be held Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Here are the General Election candidates. Their profiles can be found on vote.utah.gov > Click on the link "Learn About Candidates and Issues," and fill out your address to view local information.
Gavan Ganung : Ganungg [at] gmail.com
Adrienne Aldous : Adrienne [at] innovativenutritionist.com or text and call : 801-824-4700.
Jeffery S. Bossard : jeffbossard [at] brighton.utah.gov
Lise Sorensen Brunhart : darkfiddle [at] yahoo.com
Primary election results are found here: 9-19-23_board_of_canvassers_certify_votes.pdf (utah.gov)
An Election Tie Break took place on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 10 a.m. MDT to determine the candidate advancing in the November 21, 2023 General Election in the contest of Brighton Council At-Large.
Information for candidates filing a Declaration of Candidacy will appear as an attachment at the bottom of this page.
Proposition #12
.5% ADDITIONAL RESORT COMMUNITIES SALES TAX ELECTION
SUMMARY
On May 9, 2023, the Town Council of the Town of Brighton approved a resolution to place a .5% Additional Resort Communities Sales Tax increase question on the November ballot.
This sales tax increase would be an additional .5% tax on the sale of all goods and services within the town. It is anticipated that this sales tax increase would generate between $550,000 to $650,000 per year in additional revenue for the Town’s operating and capital needs. The purpose of the Resort Communities Sales Tax is to provide additional revenue to help the Town mitigate the impacts that the resort economy places on town resources like roads, parking, trails, etc. The current total general sales tax rate in the Town of Brighton is 8.35%, if this sales tax were approved, the total general sales tax rate would increase to 8.85%.
This is a sales and use tax on the sale of goods and services - this is not a property tax increase.
An argument FOR the sales tax can be found here. No arguments against the sales tax were received.
If you have further questions, please contact Kara John, Town Clerk, at (801) 870-4497 or karajohn [at] brighton.utah.gov.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Salt Lake County’s election page: https://slco.org/clerk/elections/ and the UOCAVA link: https://slco.org/clerk/elections/voter-registration/military-and-overseas-voting/
Federal Voting Assistance Program: https://www.fvap.gov/
The LG election page: https://vote.utah.gov/current-election-information/