Title 22, Title 22 — Elections

Determining apportionment of representation at conventions. In the apportionment of representation in the county convention and state ratifying convention, the last federal census is the basis upon which the right to representation in the conventions shall be determined.

Board of commissioners to act as election commissioners. For the purpose of providing the necessary facilities and conveniences for conducting each of the meetings and conventions provided for by this chapter, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of this stat…

Costs and expenses to be borne by county. All costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in each county shall be borne and paid by the county in which the costs accrued.

Convening of state ratifying convention; costs and expenses; certification of results. (a) If the governor issues a proclamation calling a state ratifying convention, it is the duty of the secretary of state to convene the ratifying convention and make all necessary arrangements.…

Procedure when congress directs manner of holding ratifying convention. (a) If congress, either in the resolution submitting the question or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the ratifying convention shall be constituted, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative, a…

Political Subdivision Bond Election Law. This chapter including W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112, shall be known as the "Political Subdivision Bond Election Law," and each election required by law to authorize the issuance of bonds shall be conducted under the provisions hereof, …

How bond question to be submitted to electors; contents. Each bond question shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the political subdivision. Every bond election shall be held on the same day as a primary election or a general election, or on the Tuesday next f…

Publication or posting of election notice; contents. Between one hundred one (101) and ninety-one (91) days before a bond election held in conjunction with a primary or other August election and between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before a bond election held in conjunction …

Election districts. The political subdivision may be divided by the governing body into convenient subdivisions for the purpose of such election or the governing body may adopt the election districts and precincts established for general or other elections.

Errors. No error in any election on the creation of an indebtedness shall invalidate the election, unless it is determined that the error would change the result.

Contests; procedure. Any five (5) qualified electors of the political subdivision may contest an election on the question of the creation of an indebtedness upon filing in the district court of any county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partially located, within f…

Who is entitled to vote. Any qualified elector in the political subdivision shall be entitled to vote on the bond question in person or by absentee ballot, for the precinct in which he is registered, as provided by law.

Supplies; regulations; costs. The county clerk may utilize voting machines or electronic voting systems at any bond election and may prescribe the form of the ballot, the duties of election officials, and other reasonable regulations pertaining thereto. The political subdivision …

Ballot canvass; results certified; declaration; effect of defeat. Immediately after the closing of the polls, the counting board shall proceed to count the ballots. The results disclosed by the count shall be certified by the counting board to the clerk of the political subdivisi…

Authority granted. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing any type of project or the issuance of bonds for any purpose not otherwise authorized by the laws specifically applicable to the political subdivision in question.

Effect on prior bond elections. This act shall have no effect on any bond election heretofore conducted, and any bonds authorized at such an election which have not been delivered may be sold and delivered as if this act had not been adopted.

State bond elections. (a) A statewide bond election may be held on the same days as authorized for bond elections under W.S. 22-21-103. A statewide bond election shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as a general election. (b) The proclamation of such an ele…

Cost of school or community college district elections. The cost of a school or community college district election or equitably proportioned shares of a concurrent election as determined by the county clerk shall be paid by the appropriate board from the funds of the school dist…

Date of election of trustees; terms. (a) The election of members of the board of trustees of each school district and community college district shall be held at the regular polling places for each district on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in general ele…

Establishment of election dates by boards of county commissioners. For school or community college district elections set by boards of county commissioners, in determining the date of an election each county commissioner's vote shall be weighted in proportion to the number of cou…

Eligibility for office. (a) A qualified elector resident in a school district is eligible to hold the office of school district trustee in the school district, but only from the trustee residence area in which he resides if the district is divided into residence areas. (b) A qual…

Filing of application; form. (a) A qualified elector may be nominated for the office of school district trustee or member of a community college board by filing an application for election in the office of the county clerk not more than ninety (90) nor less than seventy (70) days…

Determining validity of application; placement on ballot; procedure for multi-county districts. (a) The county clerk receiving a nomination application shall determine whether the person seeking nomination is a qualified candidate. If the application is sufficient in all respects…

"District" defined. As used in this article including W.S. 22-22-301 through 22-22-308, inclusive, the term "district" refers to a community college district board or a school district board of trustees.

Conduct of elections. Unless specifically otherwise provided, a school or community college district election shall be governed by the laws regulating statewide elections and in even-numbered years be conducted and canvassed by the same election officials, using the same poll lis…

Ballot information; format. (a) The official ballot shall contain the following information: (i) The name of the school district or community college district; (ii) The county or counties in which the district is located; (iii) The number of offices to be filled, the length of te…

Laws governing; costs. Unless otherwise specifically provided, a municipal election shall be governed by laws regulating statewide elections. The municipality holding any election shall pay the actual costs of the election, or an equitably proportioned share of a concurrent elect…

Qualifications of municipal officers. All municipal offices are nonpartisan, and municipal officers shall be qualified electors residing in the municipality and any ward established under W.S. 22-23-103 or 15-11-105(b).

Division of city into wards; residency. (a) A city may be divided into wards by ordinance of the governing body of the city. The wards shall be compact in form and as nearly equal in population as possible. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person shall …

Conduct; who may vote. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 22-23-202 municipal primary and general elections are held at the same time, in the same manner, at the same polling places, and are conducted by the same election officials, using the same poll lists, as the statewide primary…

Optional mode of election for towns; procedures by charter ordinance. (a) Any municipality may, by charter ordinance enacted pursuant to article 13, section 1(c) of the Wyoming constitution, elect not to conduct its elections for office or for municipal ballot propositions in the…

Certification and printing of ballot propositions. A municipal ballot proposition to be voted on at a general election shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the county clerk not less than sixty (60) days before the general election and shall be printed on the municipal bal…

Municipal officers. All candidates for municipal office shall be nominated at the municipal primary election. In order to be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter and a resident of the municipality and ward which he seeks to represent on the day the petition is filed, …

Filing fee; application form. Not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days preceding the municipal primary election, each candidate for a municipal office shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and sign and file with the…

Certification of candidates; names on ballots. Not later than sixty-eight (68) days prior to the primary election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates for nomination at the municipal primary election and the office they seek…

Ballot form. The county clerk shall prepare the municipal primary ballot as provided in chapter 6 of this title for nonpartisan ballots.

Candidates nominated; certificate of nomination. (a) The candidates equal to twice the number to be elected to each office who receive the highest number of votes are nominated to run for the office at the next general election and shall be issued a certificate of nomination by t…

Vacancies in nomination. (a) A vacancy in nomination for a municipal office to be filled at a general election occurs if: (i) A candidate nominated at a primary election declines to accept the nomination, dies, moves his residence from his constituency or becomes disqualified to …

Preparation of ballots; cost. The county clerk shall prepare ballots which shall be in substantially the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot for the municipal general election. The name of every candidate legally qualified to appear on the ballot and all municipa…

Commencement of term of office. Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 22-23-202, the term of office of a person elected at the municipal general election commences on the first Monday in January following the general election.

Constitutional oath required. Before entering his duties, a person elected to a municipal office shall sign and file with the city clerk the same constitutional oath of office as county officers.

"Special election" defined. As used in this article, including W.S. 22-23-801 through 22-23-809, the term "special election" means a municipal election on any question which may legally be submitted to the voters of a municipality other than at a regular municipal primary or gene…

Proclamation; supplementation of advertisement. The date of a special election and the location of polling places shall be proclaimed by the governing body of the municipality not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the special election. The proclamation …

Polling places; election judges. The governing body shall designate sufficient polling places to permit convenient voting and shall designate a sufficient number of qualified electors resident in the municipality to serve as judges of election. The judges of election at a municip…

Ballots. The municipal clerk shall provide ballots for the special election and shall deliver to each polling place ballots equal in number to the number of electors registered in the precinct plus twenty-five percent (25%).

Poll lists. Precinct poll lists for the special election shall be obtained by the municipal clerk from the county clerk and shall be paid for by the municipality. The municipal clerk shall furnish copies of the precinct poll lists to the judges of election. A copy of the precinct…