Title 22, Title 22 — Elections

Election declared null and void; special election. (a) If a canvassing board is unable to determine which candidate has been elected or nominated, the canvassing board shall declare any part of the election results to be null and void as to that office and the county clerk shall …

Special mail ballot elections; procedures. (a) A special mail ballot election, as provided in this section, may be held in response to a determination under W.S. 22-16-122(a). (b) In a special mail ballot election, official ballots shall be prepared and all other pre-election pro…

Right to contest elections; exception; grounds. (a) A qualified elector may contest the right of a person declared elected to an office in the elector's county, municipality, district or precinct, other than the office of state legislator, United States president and vice-preside…

Commencement by verified petition; contents. (a) Election contests for all primary election offices and all general election offices other than state legislators, United States president and vice-president and presidential elector, may be commenced by the contestant filing with t…

Summons; conduct of suit. Summons shall be issued against the person whose election is being contested and upon the election official responsible for conducting the election. The suit shall be conducted as a civil action and shall be considered for an expedited docket.

Judgment for costs. If the proceedings in an election contest are dismissed for insufficiency, or want of prosecution, or if the election is confirmed by the court, judgment shall be rendered for costs against the party contesting the election and in favor of the party whose elec…

Ballot propositions contestable; nature of action. A ballot proposition which may by law be submitted to a vote of the people of a county, city or town, district, or other political subdivision may be contested by a petition of five (5) registered electors of the county, city or …

Grounds for contesting ballot propositions. (a) A ballot proposition may be contested for any of the following reasons: (i) Misconduct or material negligence of an election official which affected the result of the election; (ii) The election result was influenced by a bribe; (ii…

Defense of contested ballot proposition. (a) A contested ballot proposition shall be defended by the following officers: (i) Statewide proposition-attorney general; (ii) Countywide proposition-county attorney; (iii) Municipal proposition - municipal attorney; (iv) School or commu…

Court judgment in contests. A judgment of the court in an election contest shall confirm or annul the election or declare elected a qualified candidate receiving the highest number of legal votes, or declare the result of the election on each contested ballot proposition. The ele…

Contesting election of state legislator; generally. The election of a member of the state legislature may be contested by a registered elector of the legislator's county or district, upon any of the grounds specified by law for the contest of the election of other elected officia…

Contesting election of state legislator; commencement. A contest of the election of a member of the state legislature shall be commenced within thirty (30) days after his election has been certified by the state canvassing board by serving him personally or at his mailing address…

Contesting election of state legislator; taking of depositions. In a contest of the election of a member of the state legislature, depositions may be taken by either party after service of the notice of intent to contest. Depositions shall be taken as in a civil action and the of…

Contesting election of state legislator; handling of depositions by secretary of state; additional depositions. (a) A copy of a notice to take a deposition with proof of service, and the deposition, shall be sealed and mailed to the secretary of state by the person requesting the…

Contesting election of state legislator; legislative determination final. A determination by either house of the legislature of the result of an election contest affecting one (1) of its members is final and conclusive and is not subject to judicial review.

Contesting election of president, vice- president or presidential elector. The election of a United States president and vice-president candidate, or presidential elector, shall only be contested, presented to and tried before the Wyoming legislature under joint rules of the hous…

When deemed to occur. (a) A vacancy shall occur in an elective office if during his term the incumbent either: (i) Dies; (ii) Resigns; (iii) Is determined by a court having jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent; (iv) Is disqualified from holding office for any reason specified …

Determination of existence. The officer or governmental body having the power to fill a vacancy in the office shall determine whether a vacancy exists in the office.

Filling vacancy of congressman; generally. A vacancy in the office of representative in congress shall be filled for the unexpired term at a special election called for the purpose by the governor, provided the vacancy does not occur within six (6) months of the next general elec…

Filling vacancy of congressman; procedure. The governor shall call such special election by issuing a writ of election to the county clerk of each county voting for the office and to the secretary of state. The writ shall specify the day of the election.

Filling vacancy of congressman; whether filled at general or special election. If the vacancy in the office of representative in congress occurs within six (6) months prior to the next general election, the vacancy shall be filled at the general election. Otherwise the special el…

Filling vacancy of congressman; nominations by state central committees; independent candidates. An elector qualified to hold the office of representative in congress shall be nominated by the state central committee of the respective parties to fill a vacancy for the unexpired t…

Filling vacancy of congressman; certification of candidates. Within five (5) days after the end of the candidate filing period, the secretary of state shall certify to the clerks of counties voting to fill the vacancy the name of each candidate qualified to appear on the ballot, …

Filling vacancy of congressman; party requirements. A candidate for the unexpired term of the office of representative in congress may seek election only as a candidate of the political party in which he was registered on the date the vacancy occurred. A candidate for the unexpir…

Conduct of special election; preparation of ballot. A special election to fill a vacancy shall be conducted by the county clerk as nearly as possible in the manner of a general election. The county clerk shall have twelve (12) days to prepare the special election ballot after the…

Supreme court justices and district court judges. A vacancy in the office of justice of the supreme court or judge of any district court shall be filled by a qualified person appointed by the governor under section 4, of article 5 of the constitution of Wyoming.

Vacancies in other offices; temporary appointments. (a) Any vacancy in any other elective office in the state except representative in congress or the board of trustees of a school or community college district, shall be filled by the governing body, or as otherwise provided in t…

Certificate of appointment. The officer or governmental body filling a vacancy by temporary appointment shall issue a "Certificate of Appointment" to the person filling the vacancy. The certificate shall be lawful authority to hold the office.

When elected; number. At a general election for president and vice-president of the United States, electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected equal in number to senators and representatives in congress allotted to the state of Wyoming.

Nomination. (a) In a general election year, the state convention of a political party nominating candidates for president and vice- president of the United States shall nominate the party's candidates for presidential electors and file certificates of nomination for these candida…

Crediting of votes. The number of votes received by presidential and vice- presidential candidates is the number of votes credited to their electors.

Certificate of election; directive. Immediately upon filing of the certificate of the state canvassing board stating the result of the election, the governor shall issue a certificate of election to candidates elected to the office of presidential elector. The certificate shall d…

Vacancy in nomination. A vacancy in nomination for the office of presidential elector occurring before the general election shall be filled by the state central committee of the political party whose vacancy is to be filled or by an independent candidate's remaining electors, by …

Certified electors to meet; vacancies. Certified electors shall convene in the office of the secretary of state at 12:00 noon on the Monday following the second Wednesday in December of presidential election years. A vacancy in the office of elector for any cause including nonatt…

College of electors; duties. When all electors are present and vacancies filled they shall constitute the college of electors of the state of Wyoming and shall perform duties as required by the constitution and laws of the United States.

How electors to vote. All Wyoming electors shall vote for the candidates for the office of president and vice-president receiving the highest number of votes in the Wyoming general election.

Compensation and mileage. An elector shall receive fifty dollars ($50.00) compensation and mileage at the present rate for state employees.

Ratification of proposed amendment or new constitution. A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wyoming submitted by a two-thirds vote of each of the houses of the state legislature or a proposed new constitution submitted by a constitutional convention may be ra…

Transmittal to secretary of state; numbering and endorsement; ballot statement. (a) A proposed amendment shall be transmitted to the office of the secretary of state by the house in which it originates or by a constitutional convention. The secretary of state shall letter each pr…

Transmittal to county clerk; posting. The secretary of state shall mail a certified copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose filed in his office to each county clerk not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment is submitted …

Publication by secretary of state; supplemental publication by clerk. (a) The secretary of state shall publish each proposed amendment and a notice that it will be submitted to the electors at the next general election, once a week for at least twelve (12) consecutive weeks prior…

Pamphlet. The secretary of state shall print a reasonable number of pamphlets containing every proposed amendment and provide a copy of the pamphlet upon request to any person or organization.

Publication expense. The expense of publication of notice of proposed amendments and voter pamphlets shall be paid out of the general fund of the state.

Statement of purpose on ballot. The county clerk shall print on the official nonpartisan general election ballot for the next general election the statement of purpose of each proposed amendment certified to him by the secretary of state.

Proclamation of adoption; effective date. The governor shall issue a proclamation of adoption not later than ten (10) days after the adoption of each proposed amendment has been officially certified by the state canvassing board. A proposed amendment is effective on the date it i…

Publication in session laws. Each constitutional amendment proposed by the legislature, and if possible each proposed by a constitutional convention, and each constitutional amendment adopted by the vote of the people, shall be published in the next session laws.