Countdown: There are 5 days until the 2012 election and 89 days to the start of the 2013 legislative session.

No surprise Mitt Romney is raising more money from Utah than Barack Obama by a 5-1 margin [Tribune]. However, Romney is raking it in from the South Valley area [Tribune].

It cost more than $42,000 to fly New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Utah for Gov. Gary Herbert’s fundraising gala [Deseret News].

Mia Love and Jim Matheson are hustling for votes in the final days of their race [Tribune].

The number of Democrats on Utah’s Capitol Hill could sink to near-historic lows after this election [City Weekly].

Currently, Utah law does not allow for flexibility in elections in case of a natural disaster [Tribune].

Third party candidates struggle to get attention for their campaigns [Tribune].

Utah County Republicans outraise Democrats by more than $900,000 [Daily Herald].

Alcohol consumption is on the rise in the state, which could push lawmakers to make more liquor licenses available [Tribune].

80 different companies and groups sign a petition opposing the SkiLink project [Tribune].

If Salt Lake County’s $47 million bond to improve parks and trails passes, it will mean about $6 a year on the average property tax bill [Tribune].