Title 22, Title 22 — Elections

Delegation of functions to subcommittees. The state and county central committees may delegate any lawful function to a subcommittee by majority resolution consistent with party rules, except election of its officers.

Representation by proxy; qualifications. A member of a political committee or subcommittee may be represented at any meeting of the committee or subcommittee by written proxy. A person holding a proxy must be a resident of the same political subdivision as the member he represent…

Date of party state convention. Each political party shall hold a state convention in even-numbered years.

Calling of state convention; contents of notice. The state chairman shall call a state convention by filing notice in the office of the secretary of state and of each county clerk not later than twenty (20) days before the convention. The notice shall state the total number of de…

State convention members. Members of the state convention are the delegates or their alternates chosen by the county conventions, and the delegates or their alternates chosen at large by the youth organizations of the political parties in accordance with rules of their respective…

State convention powers and duties. (a) The state convention has the following powers and duties: (i) To nominate electors of president and vice-president of the United States; (ii) To elect national committeemen and committeewomen; (iii) To adopt a platform; (iv) To select deleg…

Certification and filing of rules and bylaws. (a) The county party chairman and party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the county central committee and file them with the county clerk within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of …

Certification of presidential elector nominees and party officers. The state party chairman and party secretary shall certify the names of nominees for presidential electors and the names of the state and county party officers elected or appointed to the secretary of state immedi…

Application of article. This article is applicable only to minor political parties.

Composition and qualifications of minor party offices. Each minor party shall provide for a sufficient number of officers to govern the party and shall have at least a state party chairman and a state party secretary. Each officer shall be a registered elector in the party. Offic…

Nomination of candidates. Minor parties may nominate candidates to be placed on the general election ballot only by party convention. Under no circumstances shall a minor political party nominate by the primary election process.

Certification of candidates; fees. (a) The chairman and secretary of the state political convention shall certify to the secretary of state the names of its party's nominees for United States senator, United States representative, all elective state offices and legislative office…

Certification and filing of rules and bylaws. The state party chairman and state party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the state convention and file them with the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of t…

Certification of presidential elector nominees and party officers. The state party chairman and state party secretary shall certify the names of nominees for presidential electors and the name of the state and county party officers elected to the secretary of state immediately af…

Under no circumstances shall a provisional party nominate by the primary election process.

Application of article. This article is applicable only to provisional parties.

Petition; form; validity. (a) Any group of persons desiring to form a new political party within this state shall file a petition with the secretary of state not later than May 1 in any general election year in which the party seeks to qualify for the general election ballot. (b)…

Circulation of petition; requirements. Copies of the petition may be circulated for signatures, but each separate page shall contain the information required to be contained in the original petition. An elector signing the petition shall also list his name, residence and the date…

Verification of signatures on petition. The secretary of state shall determine from the official list of registered electors whether sufficient valid signatures have been obtained on petitions filed with the secretary of state's office.

Officers and nominating procedures. A provisional party shall be subject to W.S. 22-4-302 through

How candidates nominated. Nominations of candidates for all offices filled at a general election, except school and community college district offices and special district offices, may be made by primary election, by petition for nomination as an independent candidate as provided…

Eligibility to be a candidate for state legislature; residency. (a) For the purpose of meeting residency requirements of the Wyoming constitution, a person shall not be a candidate for the state legislature from a legislative district unless he has been a resident of that legisla…

Limits on ballot access; state offices. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Wyoming law, the secretary of state or other authorized official shall not certify the name of any person as the nominee or candidate for the office sought, nor shall that person be elected nor ser…

Scope of limitations. The term limits and ballot access restrictions set forth above shall apply only to the specific office referenced in which the person previously served. It is not the intent that this act preclude or prohibit a person from seeking nomination or election to a…

Severability. If any part of this measure or the application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application, which reasonably can be given effect without the invalid provision or applications.

Major political party participation; separate ballots; same time. Major political parties shall participate in the primary election and each shall have a separate party ballot. The primary election of major political parties shall be held at the same time and at the same polling …

Nonpartisan judicial offices; separate ballot; same time. (a) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, § 2 and Chapter 94, § 4. (b) A separate ballot shall be used for the nonpartisan primary election which shall be held at the same time and at the same polling places and shall be cond…

Application for nomination or election; party registration; form. (a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (b) An eligible person seeking nomination or election for a partisan office shall: (i) Meet all applicable qualifications to be elected to office which are set forth in the …

Nomination application form for nonpartisan office. (a) An eligible person seeking nomination for a nonpartisan office must file an application in substantially the following form: APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION BY NONPARTISAN PRIMARY State of Wyoming ) ) ss County of .... ) I, ....,…

Where nomination applications to be filed. (a) Nomination applications for United States senators and representatives in congress, state offices, members of the legislature, circuit court judges, and state district court judges shall be filed in the office of the secretary of sta…

Furnishing of application forms. The secretary of state and county clerks shall provide the application form required to be filed in their respective offices.

Filing fees; exception. (a) Applications shall be accompanied by the following fees: (i) One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the offices of state senator, state representative, district attorney and for the offices to be voted for by electors wholly within a county; (ii) Three hund…

Time for filing nomination applications; certified list. An application for nomination shall be filed not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days next preceding the primary election. Not later than sixty-eight (68) days before a primary election the…

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…

Nomination of partisan candidates and write-in candidates. 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…

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.

Restrictions on sponsors of independent candidates. 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.

Qualifications and number of signers required. (a) For a statewide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the state and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for rep…

When petitions may be circulated; use of copies; requirements. (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…