Utah Town Forgets to Hold Election

The city employee responsible for oversight of elections in Wallsbugh, Utah “brought new meaning to the job description by overlooking the election altogether,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

“The new recorder in the town of about 275 just east of Deer Creek Reservoir forgot to announce the opening of the filing period or arrange to hold an election Nov. 5, when voters across the state cast their ballots in municipal elections. By the time the oversight was caught shortly before Election Day, it was too late to field candidates and hold the balloting on the fly.”