In an interview with the Standard-Examiner on Saturday, Ebert spoke of the recent petition filed by Katrina Gibson, Richard Hyer and Jon Beesley to remove him from the ballot, claiming “a violation of election laws,” according to the petition, which was filed Wednesday

Ebert is competing with Gibson and Hyer for the Seat A spot, while Beesley is challenging County Commission Seat B incumbent Sharon Bolos.

“Mr. (Ricky) Hatch’s office got everything filed within the timelines,” Ebert said. “Everything was posted. There’s no issues or concerns that I have that this petition will go anywhere within the courts for sure, so I’ll be on the ballot, and I hope to gain support through people who will take the time to look really at what I’m trying to accomplish as a county commissioner.”

Additionally, Ebert said that he firmly believes that the petitioners know that there is nothing wrong with “any of the application or the timing of” it.

“I filled out all the paperwork that they gave me and I said thank you and left and paid the fee,” he said. “Then, I think maybe a couple hours later, they contacted me and said they accidentally left out a form. It wasn’t attached to it; it was an additional one. She had forgot to grab it. She said, ‘We forgot to include this one.’ And I said, ‘I can come back and fill it out or I can do it electronically; whatever works.’ She said, ‘Well, you can just do it electronically.’ So that’s how I filed it. It was electronic.”

Ebert generally confirmed the timing as Hatch, the Weber County clerk/auditor, explained Thursday in a statement to the Standard-Examiner, acknowledging he didn’t have the dates in front of him.

Hatch said Ebert filed on Jan. 2 and completed the conflict-of-interest disclosure on Jan. 4.

“Mr. Ebert filed his complete declaration of candidacy, including the conflict of interest disclosure, before the deadline after which candidates may not file or amend their declarations (Jan. 8, 2026),” Hatch said.

Ebert said he’s staying positive about the race but is “not surprised that someone tried to do something rather than just maybe debating me on the merits of my candidacy.”

He said what’s unfortunate is the allegations of misconduct by his wife, Steffani, in the petition. He said Steffani has worked for the county for 32 years, starting as a booking clerk and receiving a degree from Weber State.

“She has tremendous skills and she’s worked all the way up to being chief deputy over the budget, and it’s unfortunate that someone is questioning her ethics when all she’s ever done is work as hard as she can for the county and try to be a good employee,” he said.

Contact Standard-Examiner editor Ryan Comer at rcomer@standard.net.