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Filing closes with contested seats all around for Ogden City Council

By Rob Nielsen - | Jun 6, 2025

Rob Nielsen, Standard-Examiner

Signage marks the way to the Weber Center's early voting location Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

The candidate filing period for the 2025 municipal election has come and gone in Weber County and a crowded field has emerged.

In Ogden City, with four seats up for grabs on the Ogden City Council, all four spots will be contested in November’s election.

As of just after 5 p.m. Friday, the following candidates were listed on the Ogden City 2025 municipal election page:

District 1

  • Jase Reyneveld
  • Flor Lopez

District 3

  • Ken R. Richey (incumbent)
  • Heath Satow

At-large Seat A

  • Alicia Washington
  • Marcia White (incumbent)
  • Sherri Lyn Morreale
  • John H. Thompson

At-large Seat B

  • Pieder Beeli
  • Bart E. Blair (incumbent)
  • Kevin Lundell

Incumbent District 1 Council member Angela Choberka announced earlier this week she would not be seeking reelection in 2025.

Weber County Clerk/Auditor Ricky Hatch told the Standard-Examiner that, countywide, it was a busy filing period.

“Filing has gone well, and we’re seeing higher numbers of candidates than in prior years,” he said in an email to the Standard-Examiner. “Activity is particularly robust in Ogden Valley City and is also strong in Roy and Marriott-Slaterville. Other cities are seeing good participation as well, which is always encouraging.”

He said there will be some candidate training opportunities between now and the primaries, set for Aug. 12.

“Candidates have the next 66 days to promote their platforms and earn votes,” he said. “From an election standpoint, we will conduct candidate training sessions, where they can learn about how the elections are administered, how the votes are counted, how results are reported, etc. I’m sure local parades will feature plenty of candidates.”

As for the voters, Hatch said there are a few changes coming that the county is preparing voters for.

“One of the biggest election changes from this year’s legislative session relates to the deadline to return your ballot,” he said. “State law now requires ballots to be in the county clerk’s possession by 8 PM on election night. This includes dropping ballots off in the secure drop boxes and voting in person. We used to be able to count ballots that were postmarked before election day, even if they were received after election day. We can no longer do that — we must receive the ballot by 8 PM on election day. The signature area on your return envelope will also look different. In addition to your signature, you will be asked to write the last four digits of your Driver License number or State ID (or SSN, if you don’t have a Driver License). This is not required yet, but will be required in 2029, so we have included it to get voters used to this new change in state law.”

He said that primary election ballots will start hitting mailboxes July 23. The general election is set for Nov. 4.

For more on candidate filings, visit https://www.weberelections.gov/candidates.

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