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Lannie Chapman

County Clerk · Countywide

OfficeCounty ClerkDistrictCountywidePartyDemocraticTerm endsJan 2027Next electionNov 3, 2026 (unopposed)Raised$18,717Serving since2023

At a glance

  • County Clerk (runs elections) since 2023; former Chief Deputy Clerk.
  • Won 2022 with 57.2%; unopposed on the 2026 ballot.
  • Implementing new ballot-envelope ID rules (last 4 of DL/ID/SSN).
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Insufficient evidence — unrated (weak prior: Democratic label; career election administrator).

Evidence behind this assessment
  • Unopposed 2026; EAC Standards Board and UAC committee roles (professional, nonpartisan).

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Votes & record
Date Item Source
Oct 2024 About 100 ballot envelopes were printed with a misspelling ("solemntly"). The Clerk said it did not affect voting. KSL
2026 Ballot envelopes require the last four digits of a driver license, state ID, or SSN under the new state law. Signatures are accepted through 2028. Clerk "What's new"
Feb 2026 Verified the property-tax referendum petition (6,311 verified signatures; it did not qualify) Clerk notice
Campaign finance

Source: EasyVote (filer "Chapman, Lannie").

Report (submitted) Contributions (period) Expenditures (period) Ending balance
YE 2023 (01/25/24) $11,664.49 $16,084.70 $19,620.07
YE 2024 (01/31/25) $17,285.32 $14,237.28 $22,668.11
YE 2025 (01/27/26) $1,353.75 $10,988.76 $13,033.10
Mar 2026 interim (04/06/26) $18,717.16 $4,459.03 n/a (OCR)
Pre-primary (06/16/26) $3,032.16 $948.39 n/a
Sep 2026 (09/15/26) $2,275 $8,747.48 $22,902.52
  • 2026 aggregate: $24,024.32 raised and $14,154.90 spent.
Disclosures

The 2026 COI disclosure (12/29/2025) lists:

  • employer: Salt Lake County (Clerk)
  • owned entities: none
  • outside income: none
  • investments: URS pension and 401(k) only
  • boards: as listed above

2026 PDF; 2025 PDF

Election history
Year Result Source
2026 Unopposed on the general ballot 2026 certification
2022 Chapman (D) 208,744 (57.16%) vs Goud Maragani 156,428 2022 results
Lobbying & ethics
  • No lobbyist ties or ethics complaints found.
  • Audit of the Clerk's interlocal election agreements (June 2024): 15 findings and 28 recommendations; "not-to-exceed" clauses led to under-billing of cities. The May 21, 2026 follow-up found 24 implemented and 4 closed. (report; follow-up)
  • Lieutenant Governor election audits and canvass reports for 2024–2026 were not reviewed here.
Office & term
Item Detail Source
Office County Clerk (countywide, partisan). The office runs elections, marriage licenses, and council clerk functions. Clerk bio
Background Former Chief Deputy Clerk under Clerk Sherrie Swensen Clerk bio
Current term 2023–2026; it ends early January 2027 2026 Budget in Brief, p.3
Next election Nov 3, 2026: unopposed (D) 2026 certification
Salary (2026) $197,058 2026 Adopted Budget, p.49
Office budget (2026) Clerk $2,439,042 (16 FTE); Election Clerk $8,986,699 (26 FTE, up 7) 2026 Adopted Budget
Stated affiliation
Item Detail Source
Party / ballot label Democratic 2026 certification
Self-description Her official bio emphasizes election administration experience. No ideological label appears. Clerk bio
Boards (2026 COI) U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board (member, unpaid); Utah Association of Counties Government Operations Policy Steering Committee (vice-chair, term through Dec 2025) 2026 COI
Contact (official)
  • Clerk's Office, 2001 S State St, Suite S1-200, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
  • Phone: 385-468-7400
  • Source: saltlakecounty.gov/clerk
Known gaps

Gaps

  • Lieutenant Governor post-election audit results for SLCo. Source: Lt. Governor's Office (vote.utah.gov).
  • Election cost-recovery billing by city after the audit. GRAMA: County Clerk.
About this office: Salt Lake County Clerk

The full-time official who runs elections for the whole county, issues marriage licenses, processes passports, and keeps the County Council's official records.

Role
Countywide election officer and records keeper
Hours
Full-time
Pay
$197,058
Typical week
Election planning year-round, peaking in the weeks before each primary and general election; candidate filing in January of even years

Responsibilities and powers

  • Records all County Council proceedings, votes and ordinances, keeps county records open for inspection, records tax levies, and sets policies for and keeps the register of marriage licenses (Utah Code 17-70-302).
  • Runs the county's Election Division (voter registration, ballots, voting), Marriage Division, Passport Division and the Council Clerk's office, which keeps minutes for the Council, Redevelopment Agency, Municipal Building Authority, Board of Canvassers and Legislative Audit Committee (SLCo Clerk).
  • Accepts county candidate filings with their conflict-of-interest disclosures (17-70-304; candidate filing). Must complete state elections training (17-70-201).
  • Four-year partisan term; on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

A typical week

  • Election season (2026 example): logic-and-accuracy test Oct 9, ballots mailed Oct 13, early voting from Oct 20, Election Day Nov 3, post-election audit Nov 10, canvass Nov 17 (SLCo 2026 dates).
  • Off-season [INFERRED]: voter-roll maintenance, equipment and vote-center planning, contracting with cities for municipal elections, and daily marriage and passport counters.

Time commitment

  • Full-time, with very long days around elections [INFERRED].

Staff and budget

  • 42 FTEs (Clerk 16 + Election Clerk 26) (SLCo FTE table); 2026 budget $11.4 million (Budget in Brief p.14). Seasonal election workers are not in the FTE count [INFERRED].

Pay

  • $197,058 a year, about $66.3k in benefits (2025) (SLCo pay schedule p.48).

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