Title 22 — Title 22 — Elections

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

When declaration of party affiliation required. An elector requesting a major party ballot shall declare or change party affiliation in accordance with W.S. 22-5-214 before receiving a party ballot. An elector may vote only the nonpartisan ballot and if so, is not required to dec…

Entry in pollbook. The judges of election shall check or enter in the pollbook the name of each elector voting in the primary election and his party affiliation, if declared. An elector voting only a nonpartisan ballot shall be entered in the pollbook as an unaffiliated voter.

Declaration or change in party affiliation. (a) For a primary election, an elector may declare or change party affiliation by completing an application signed before a notarial officer or election official and filing it with the county clerk before the first day on which an appli…

candidates. Nomination of partisan candidates and write-in On each party ballot the candidate or candidates equal in number to the number to be elected to each office who receive the largest number of votes shall be nominated and shall be entitled to have their names printed on t…

Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 38, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

Election of major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen. The candidates equal in number to the number of offices to be filled receiving the greatest number of votes on each party ballot for the offices of major party precinct committeeman and committeewoman shall be deem…

Further action by nominees or elect not required; exception. (a) Candidates nominated and major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected at a primary election shall be deemed nominated or elected without further action. In addition, each write-in candidate nominated…

Withdrawal of nomination application restricted. A candidate may withdraw a nomination application prior to the primary election only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the party bal…

Independent partisan candidates; form. (a) Independent candidates for partisan public offices may be nominated by filing a signed petition in substantially the following form: PETITION FOR NOMINATION I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a…

Unsuccessful primary candidates precluded. An unsuccessful candidate for office at a primary election, whose name is printed on any party ballot, may not seek nomination by petition for the same office at the next general election.

candidates. Restrictions on sponsors of independent The name of a political group sponsoring an independent candidate shall not contain the name or any derivation of the name of any political party recognized under Wyoming law.

[Repealed or reserved.]

requirements. When petitions may be circulated; use of copies; (a) A petition shall be circulated for signatures only during the calendar year in which the election for the office sought is to be held. (b) Copies of the petition may be circulated for signatures, but each separate…

Where petitions to be filed; fee. (a) Petitions for nomination of independent candidates shall be filed in the office prescribed for nomination by primary election for such office. (b) Petitions must be accompanied by the same fee required for the same office of candidates seekin…

Time for filing independent petitions. Petitions filed with the secretary of state and with the county clerk shall be filed not less than seventy (70) days before a general election.

Determining validity of petitions. The secretary of state, or county clerk shall determine from the official list of registered electors whether sufficient valid signatures have been obtained on petitions filed in his office.

Vacancies in nomination for major parties; procedure for filing generally. (a) The vacancy in nomination which occurs if a major party candidate, between primary and general elections, dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated, or files a withdrawal or rejectio…

Procedure after ballots and labels printed. (a) If any major, minor or provisional party vacancy is filled after official ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall n…

Vacancies in nomination for minor and provisional parties; withdrawal restricted. (a) Any vacancy in nomination which occurs if a minor or provisional party certified candidate dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated or files a withdrawal or rejection of nomi…

Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 118, § 2.

of names. Certification of candidates nominated; printing Not less than sixty (60) days before each general election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk under party headings a certified list of the name and address of each person nominated by primary electi…

County clerk to print ballots; exception. (a) The county clerk shall print official ballots for his county, for all primary, general and special elections. (b) All other ballots shall be provided by the official responsible for conducting the election.

Official ballots. (a) The official ballot shall contain the name of every candidate and every ballot proposition lawfully entitled to appear on the ballot. Only official ballots shall be cast at any election. (b) The official absentee ballot shall be in the form prescribed by law…

Sample ballots; printing, distribution, posting. The officer providing the official ballot shall also print sample ballots which shall be identical to the official ballot except that it shall contain the words "SAMPLE" in large clear letters and may be printed on paper of a diffe…

Sample ballots; publication. The officer providing the official ballots shall publish sample ballots at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which each primary and general election is held within two (2) weeks prior to the election. This notice shal…

Replacement of lost ballots. Official ballots not delivered to a polling place or lost, stolen or destroyed shall be replaced immediately by the official providing the ballot. Judges of election receiving replacement ballots shall sign a receipt therefor in which they shall state…

Time for possession of ballots and labels. (a) Official ballots for primary and general elections shall be in the county clerk's possession forty-five (45) days before the election. If a clerk is unable to obtain ballots on time, the secretary of state shall provide by rule and r…

Errors or omissions; posting. (a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall correct errors or omissions as soon as possible. (b) The official shall post a copy of each ballot in his office not later than the day when the official must have the ballot in his possessi…

Elector's petition alleging error or omission. (a) Not later than three (3) days after the ballot is posted an elector may file a notarized affidavit with the county clerk alleging that an error or omission exists in any official ballot to be voted within the county. The county c…

Ballot propositions. A ballot proposition shall be printed as nearly as possible in the manner and form prescribed by law for a constitutional amendment.

Only name of candidate on ballot; exception. A candidate may use the name on the ballot by which he is generally known. Professional titles and degrees shall not appear on the ballot. If in the opinion of the officer with whom the application for nomination or election is filed t…

Name to appear only once; exception. (a) No candidate's name shall appear on the partisan ballot more than once, except that of a candidate for the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman, who may also seek the office of president or vice president of the United States …

More than 1 ballot on machine. More than one (1) ballot may appear on a voting machine but if several ballots are placed on a machine they shall be clearly separated to prevent confusion.

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.

Specifications for paper ballots; arrangements on voting machines. Official paper ballots shall be uniform in size, printed in black ink on good quality paper through which printing cannot be read. Ballots shall be white except as otherwise provided. On a voting machine each colu…

Printing type size of party and candidate names. On official ballots the political party name or title shall be printed in capital letters not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch nor more than one-fourth (1/4) of an inch in height. The names of all candidates shall be printed in the …

Order of listing offices in partisan elections. (a) The major party primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order: (i) President and vice-president of the United States, or electors therefor, or as otherwise required…

Primary ballot colors. (a) The primary ballot of political parties shall be printed on the following colored paper or on paper with the following color demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state: (i) Republican party-White; (ii) Democratic party-Blue…

If the ballot contains a proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot proposition, the instructions shall also include the following: "To vote for or against a proposed constitutional amendment, initiative or referendum, or other ballot proposition, mark the square printed a…

Format of general election ballot. (a) The general election ballot shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format: (i) Across the top shall be printed "Official General Election Ballot"; (ii) On the first line shall be printed the name of the county in which the ball…

Political party ballot position on general election ballot; order of candidates' names. (a) Political party position shall be determined on the general election ballot according to the number of votes received by each party within the county for the office of representative in co…

Rotation of candidates' names; equal lines on voting machines. The names of candidates for each office shall be rotated on all ballots by precinct for all elections. In each county the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times at the top, at the b…

propositions. Nonpartisan election ballots and ballot Primary and general election ballots for nonpartisan offices and ballot propositions shall be printed on yellow paper or paper with yellow demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state, separate from…

Ballot propositions format. Following all offices on nonpartisan ballots, ballot propositions shall be printed in the order prescribed by law. The name and official number, if any, of each ballot proposition shall be printed adjacent to the proposition in large letters. Nonpartis…

Order of offices and ballot propositions on nonpartisan ballots. (a) The nonpartisan ballot shall contain the offices and ballot propositions to be voted on in the following order: (i) Retention of justices of the supreme court; (ii) Retention of district court judges; (iii) Rete…

Form of nonpartisan ballots. (a) The official nonpartisan ballot for a general election shall be printed in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION County of ...., Election District ...., Precinct .... Date .... (here print instruct…

Rotation of names on nonpartisan ballots. (a) The names of candidates for each nonpartisan office shall be rotated on the ballot in the same manner as required by law for candidates for partisan office. (b) Rotation is not necessary if the number of candidates is equal to or less…

Ballots for other elections. At the county clerk's discretion, separate ballots for bond, school and community college districts, and special district elections may be required and shall be provided by the authority responsible for holding the election. Ballots shall conform as n…