The Utah County Elections Division said it’s begun mailing ballots out and voters should get them sometime this week.

While Election Day is now just under three weeks away, those who want to cast their votes early can do so.

Utah County has options for both in-person and by-mail early voting.

Ballots can be submitted in one of the 28 drop boxes placed throughout the county now through Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. A list of locations can be found at vote.utahcounty.gov/voting-locations.

Early in-person voting begins the week of Oct. 28 at the Utah County Health and Justice building located at 151 S. University Ave. in Provo. Operating hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2.

Ballots also can be mailed in. Voters using this option are asked to place a stamp on the envelope. As the Daily Herald previously reported, Utah County will not provide prepaid postage in efforts to save money and encourage other methods of voting, though the U.S. Postal Service will still deliver ballots that do not have stamps.

County Clerk Aaron Davidson is encouraging voters to use drop boxes if possible.

Regardless, ballots must be postmarked no later than one day before the election.

Residents who intend to participate in this year’s general election also are urged to check their voter status ahead of time by going to vote.utah.gov to either register to vote or update a previous registration.

The deadline to register and receive a ballot in the mail is Oct. 25.

People who want to vote but miss the Oct. 25 deadline can still register in-person at an early voting or Election Day polling location with a valid ID and proof of residency.

What’s on the ballot

Aside from the highly contested presidential campaign where voters will cast their pick between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, a U.S Senate seat is up for grabs with Sen. Mitt Romney stepping down.

Gov. Spencer Cox is seeking reelection for another term and he faces off against a slew of challengers.

Ballots in Utah County also will include multiple seats for the state Legislature, state and local school boards, state and county government races, Utah’s 3rd and 4th congressional districts as well as several ballot measures.

Perhaps two ballot items many residents are keeping an eye on involve a potential split of the largest school district in the state: propositions 11 and 14.

Proposition 11 proposes the formation of what would be called the Central School District and would split schools in the cities of Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, a portion of Draper, Highland and Lehi away from the Alpine School District.

Proposition 14 proposes the formation of what would be called the West School District, splitting schools in the cities of Cedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield and Saratoga Springs away from ASD.

The measures are the results of each of the aforementioned cities voting earlier this year to join interlocal agreements in different parts of the Alpine School District.

The topic of splitting the district three ways has sparked a myriad of conversations on both sides of the issue online and in public meetings.

However, in order for a new school district to be approved, a majority of the voters within the proposed district boundaries will have to vote in favor of splitting from the current school district, according to state law.

If a split is approved by voters, work would begin to elect new school board members over the next year. Any new districts would not become operational until 2027.

If one of the two measures were to fail, schools in that boundary could form a new district with schools in Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Orem and Vineyard, whose city councils all voted not to join an interlocal agreement.

Election Day is Nov. 5. Polls will be open at 13 vote centers in Utah County from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.