Title 22 — Title 22 — Elections

Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 115, § 2.

Post-election ballot audit. (a) Each county clerk shall complete an audit of the county's unofficial election results by identifying and reviewing the smallest observable percentage between the statewide candidates who received the most votes and the statewide candidates who rece…

Election districts. The board of county commissioners with the advice or recommendation of the county clerk, no later than its first meeting in May in every general election year shall divide the county into not more than thirty (30) election districts. Each district shall be des…

Change in precinct boundary. (a) A precinct boundary shall not be changed unless a notice describing all proposed changes is posted on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the designate…

Establishing or altering election districts or precincts; designation of special precincts. (a) In establishing or altering election districts or voting precincts, the board of county commissioners shall be guided by the interests and convenience of the greatest number of elector…

area. Procedure following resolution altering precinct Within five (5) days after the adoption of a resolution dividing or consolidating a precinct, or changing a precinct boundary, the county clerk shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of state and to th…

number. Election district number to precede precinct Whenever they are both referred to, the election district number shall precede the voting precinct number.

Notice of election officials needed; county chairmen to submit list of names; municipal clerks list of names appointment. (a) Not later than the third Tuesday of April in each general election year, each county clerk shall notify the county chairmen of the major and minor politic…

Qualifications. Except as otherwise provided by this section, judges of election and members of counting boards shall be registered electors and shall be physically, morally and mentally competent to perform their duties. The county clerk may appoint persons who are at least sixt…

Terms. Judges of election and members of counting boards serve for two (2) years or until their successors are appointed.

Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 119, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

Number of judges in each polling place. At least three (3) judges shall be appointed for each polling place. Additional judges may be appointed in a polling place as determined necessary by the county clerk.

Absentee ballot counting boards. If the alternate procedure for counting absentee ballots described in W.S. 22-9-125 is used, at least three (3) judges shall be appointed as an absentee ballot counting board in the same manner as other election judges are appointed. These judges …

Appointment, composition and authority of counting boards; when judges to count. (a) The county clerk shall appoint a counting board for each paper ballot polling place casting more than three hundred (300) votes at the last general election, and may appoint a counting board in s…

Party representation. Judges and members of counting boards shall be divided between the participating political parties as nearly equal as possible.

Notice of appointment. The county clerk shall immediately mail a notice of appointment to each person selected to serve as a judge of election or a member of a counting board or alternate. The notice shall also state that attendance at the training school for election officials i…

Acceptance of appointment. With each notice of appointment delivered by the county clerk there shall be a form for acceptance of the appointment or notice that each appointee shall be required to notify the county clerk of acceptance. The county clerk shall state the date by whic…

Filling vacancies. (a) Any vacancy occurring prior to an election day shall be filled by the county clerk from the list of alternates. If no alternates exist, any elector who is qualified may be appointed. Any expedient method of notice of appointment to the county clerk and to t…

attending. Training schools; generally and payment for Not later than four (4) days before the primary and general election, the county clerk under the direction of the secretary of state shall conduct a training school for judges of election and members of counting boards to pro…

certificate. Training schools; mileage payment and Judges of election and members of counting boards and their alternates will be paid mileage in excess of five (5) miles at the rate authorized for county employees for attendance at training schools. The county clerk shall issue …

Oath for election officials. (a) An election official shall subscribe to this oath in writing before entering upon his duties at each election: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will impartially and to the best of my knowledge and ability perform the duties of my office. I …

Compensation. Judges of election and members of counting boards shall be compensated for services at a rate to be determined by the board of county commissioners at the June meeting and stated on the notice sent to each nominee. The rate shall be not less than the state minimum w…

Duty to assist absent electors to vote. The state and county selective service boards, all military organizations, the adjutant general, citizens and officers of this state are charged with the duty of cooperation with election officials and absent electors to assist absent quali…

(a) Who may vote by absentee ballot. Any qualified elector may vote by absentee ballot. (b) A qualified elector who leaves the state with the intent to make his residence elsewhere may vote by absentee ballot in Wyoming until he has met the residency requirement in his new state …

Where to apply. Applications for an absentee ballot for any election to which this Election Code applies shall be made to the appropriate county clerk.

How to apply; information required. (a) A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot either in person, in writing, or by telephone, by furnishing the following information: (i) Name in full, social security number (optional), date of birth, and current Wyoming residence a…

Application. A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot at anytime during the calendar year in which the election is held, but not on the day of the election.

if rejected. Qualified absentee voter; written notification The clerk shall mark each completed absentee ballot application with the date of receipt. The clerk shall then determine if the applicant is properly qualified to vote. If the applicant is not entitled to vote, the clerk…

Delivering ballots to qualified applicants. If the clerk determines that the applicant is entitled to vote, he shall mark the application "Accepted" and shall, not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the election for applicants with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Cit…

entered. Absentee ballot record; information to be (a) For each election, the clerk shall keep an "Absentee Ballot Record" in which he shall enter the following information: (i) The name, voter registration number and residence address of each absentee ballot applicant, and the b…

Form of absentee ballot. (a) The absentee ballot shall be in the same form prescribed by law for the official ballot or a reasonable printed reproduction of the prescribed form for electronic ballots. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, official absentee ballots f…

Form of absentee ballot envelopes; distribution. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form, and distribute to the clerks responsible for the respective elections a supply of the following official envelopes: (i) The official inner ballot envelope for use in sealing and …

attestation. (a) Affidavit to be printed on inner envelope; Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (b) For all voters, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, an oath containing the following information and meeting the following requirements shall be printed on the reverse side of the inne…

(a) Instructions on outer envelope. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (b) For all electors, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, the following shall be printed on the reverse side of the outer envelope in red ink: INSTRUCTIONS This is your absentee ballot. To vote, mark the ballot i…

Completing and return of ballot. Upon receipt, a qualified elector shall mark the ballot and sign the affidavit. The ballot shall then be sealed in the inner ballot envelope and mailed or delivered to the clerk.

Receipt by clerk; generally. The clerk shall mark on each completed inner envelope the date and time of receipt and enter this information in the absentee ballot record. From information contained in the affidavit or from other reliable sources, the clerk shall determine the dist…

Receipt by clerk; handling procedure. (a) After an absentee ballot has been accepted by the clerk, it shall not be returned to the voter. (b) The clerk shall place completed absentee ballot envelopes in a large precinct envelope for the precinct in which they shall be voted and k…

Duplicate precinct lists; generally. The clerk shall make in duplicate a precinct list indicating the names of electors voting an absentee ballot in the precinct.

Duplicate precinct lists; handling procedure. The duplicate list of absentee precinct electors shall be placed in the precinct envelope with the absentee ballots. The precinct envelope shall be sealed before being delivered to the precinct polling place.

to precincts. Delivery of absentee ballots and duplicate list The clerk shall oversee the delivery of the sealed envelope containing absentee ballots and the duplicate list of absent electors to each precinct polling place before the polls are opened. Absentee ballots returned to…

Late absentee ballots. An absentee ballot received by the clerk after the polls close shall not be voted. The clerk shall write on the inner envelope of such late absentee ballot "Rejected-received after the polls closed". These late ballots shall be kept by the clerk for at leas…

Receipt of absentee ballots and lists by judges. When the absentee ballots are delivered to the polls and the polls are open, the judges of election shall open the precinct envelope and determine whether the ballots therein correspond to the names on the enclosed duplicate list. …

Examination of absentee ballot affidavit; rejection; voting ballots. (a) After the judges of election are sworn in and as activity permits, the judges shall examine the affidavit on the absentee ballot envelope to determine if it is legally sufficient. (b) If it is not, they shal…

Return of inner ballot envelopes. The opened inner ballot envelopes shall be returned to and retained by the clerk.

Multiple voting prohibited. A person shall not vote by absentee ballot and in person at the same election. If more than one (1) absentee ballot is received by a clerk from the same person for the same election, only the first ballot received shall be counted.

Violations. If a person violates the provisions of this chapter outside the state of Wyoming, he shall be punishable as though the violation had occurred within the state and may be prosecuted in the county where the absentee ballot was delivered or mailed to the clerk.

Alternate procedures for collecting and counting absentee ballots. (a) The board of county commissioners may elect to adopt one (1) or both of the following alternate procedures for casting, collecting and counting absentee ballots: (i) Direct that absentee ballots shall be deliv…

(a) shall: Criteria for approval. To be approved for use in Wyoming a voting machine (i) Require secret voting, except for electors receiving assistance as provided by law; (ii) Permit an elector to cast any vote he is entitled to cast at any election and permit voting for a writ…

Selection by county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may adopt for use in any precinct in the county a type of voting machine meeting the standards specified in W.S. 22-10-101.