Title 22 — Title 22 — Elections

Citation. This act is cited as the Wyoming Election Code of 1973, as amended.

Definitions. (a) The definitions contained in this chapter apply to words and phrases used in this Election Code and govern the construction of those words and phrases unless they are specifically modified by the context in which they appear. As used in this Election Code: (i) "A…

The board shall provide notice that it will consider the resolution at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which the resolution will be considered. Notice of the election shall be given as required by W.S. 22-29-110; (ii) If a majority of the voters in the proposed dis…

generally. Applicability and construction of Election Code (a) Chapters 1 through 28 of this Election Code apply to the following elections: (i) General elections; (ii) Primary elections; (iii) Special elections to fill vacancies in the office of representative in congress; (iv) …

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

Chief election officers. The secretary of state is the chief election officer for the state and shall maintain uniformity in the applications and operations of the election laws of Wyoming. Each county clerk is the chief election officer for the county.

elections. Terms of office and offices voted on at general (a) The terms of office and offices voted on at general elections are as follows: (i) Two Year Term.-At every general election there shall be elected the number of representatives in congress to which this state is entitl…

electors. Election of presidential and vice-presidential At the general election in 1976 and every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected the number of electors of president and vice-president of the United States to which the state is entitled.

offices. When elected state and county officers assume All state and county officers elected at a general election shall assume their offices on the first Monday in January next following their election.

elected. Secretary of state to certify officers to be Between the twenty-fourth day of April and the third day of May in each general election year, the secretary of state shall transmit to the county clerk of each county a certified list stating what officers, other than county …

County clerk to publish proclamation. (a) Between one hundred one (101) and ninety-one (91) days before each primary election the county clerk in each county shall publish at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and post in the county clerk's office and …

Computing periods of time. (a) Except for special elections to fill vacancies for a congressman under W.S. 22-18-105 through 22-18-109, periods of time are computed by excluding the specific day and counting the prescribed number of days, including Saturdays, Sundays and full leg…

Employees time off to vote. (a) Any person entitled to vote at any primary or general election or special election to fill a vacancy in the office of representatives in the congress of the United States is, on the day of such election, entitled to absent himself from any service …

Hours of county clerk's office on election day. The office of county clerk shall remain open for election business on election day during normal hours of election operations. With prior notice to the public the office of county clerk may be closed to all nonelection business exce…

Availability and form of registry lists; use of copies; election record; purging. (a) The secretary of state shall furnish at a reasonable price registry lists to any candidate for a political office in the state, candidate's campaign committee, political party central committees…

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.

Renumbered by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 4.

public office. Restrictions on holding more than 1 elected No person may hold an elective public office in any governmental entity which either provides any funding for or receives any funding from another governmental entity in which that person holds elected public office. If a…

Vote required for election; ratification. (a) Partisan and nonpartisan candidates who receive the largest number of votes for each office to be filled at the general election are elected. Nothing in this election code shall be deemed to authorize any election in Wyoming to be con…

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, § 2.

Qualified elector may vote; acceptable identification requirement; provisional ballots. Except as specifically provided otherwise, a person may vote only if the person is a qualified elector, only in the precinct in which the person resides and, if voting in person, only if the p…

Publication of Election Code. The secretary of state, not later than the first of July in general election years, shall publish the Election Code on the secretary of state's official website.

advice. Chief election officer to prepare forms; rules; (a) In carrying out his responsibilities under title 22, the secretary of state shall prepare: (i) Written directives and instructions relating to and based on the election laws; (ii) Sample copies of prescribed and suggeste…

State and federal share of qualified election expenses; election readiness account. (a) There is created the election readiness account. The account shall consist of federal funds received by the state of Wyoming from the federal election assistance commission's 2018 Help America…

Private funds in elections prohibited. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency or any state or county official responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited to, a county clerk, shall solicit, accept, use or dispose of any donation in the form …

(a) When required; prior registration in effect. Registration is required before a person may vote. (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (b) Any voter legally registered prior to May 25, 1973…

Qualifications; temporary registration. (a) A person may register to vote not less than fourteen (14) days before an election, at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii) or as provided by W.S. 22-3-117, who satisfies the following qualifications: (i) He is a …

Furnishing of oath forms; contents thereof. (a) The county clerk shall furnish voter registration oath forms to registry agents which forms shall require the following voter information from the applicant: (i) His full legal name; (ii) His current residence address or if living t…

Methods of verification; signing oath; time for proving eligibility; registration locations. (a) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (b) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (d) An applicant may only register to vote in person or by…

Investigation of voter qualifications; striking names from registry; criteria; notice; appeal. (a) The county clerk may investigate the qualifications of any voter registration, when he has reasonable cause to believe that the voter may be unqualified. The county clerk shall, aft…

Request for voter registration withdrawal; form. If a voter registration applicant affirms that he is registered in another county or state, the registry agent shall require that the applicant make a written withdrawal of voter registration from another county or state on the Wyo…

Information registry agent may enter on registration form. The registry agent may determine and enter on a voter registration oath form the voting district number, polling precinct number, school district number, house district number and senate district number after the applican…

Official registry list information. (a) The official registry list shall contain at least the following information as to each registered elector: (i) Name in full; (ii) Residence by street number and name, if any; (iii) Voting district and precinct numbers; (iv) Party affiliatio…

Certification and transmittal of poll lists; posting of registry lists. (a) Not less than ten (10) days before any election, the county clerk shall certify and transmit to the officer in charge of each election at his request the necessary poll lists for the precincts or areas in…

Expense of preparing poll lists. The expense of preparing poll lists required by law to be provided by the county clerk in combined statewide political subdivision elections, shall be shared on an equitable basis by the governmental entities participating in the election. The exp…

Preparation and contents of pollbooks. (a) The county clerk shall prepare the necessary pollbooks for statewide and political subdivision elections held on the same date. The pollbooks shall contain the poll lists. (b) Pollbooks shall be prepared for special district elections by…

Pollbook distribution; entering information. Before the polls open, the county clerk shall distribute the pollbooks to the judges of election in the respective polling places. The judges of election shall enter in pollbooks all information required by law.

Disposition of pollbooks after polls close. (a) After the polls are closed, judges of the election shall make printed pollbooks agree and shall return one (1) pollbook to the county clerk. (b) When electronic pollbooks are used, they shall be returned to the county clerk.

Notification by registered elector of name or address change. A registered elector who changes his name or changes his residence from one address to another within the same county shall notify the county clerk of the change, including in the notification the name, address, precin…

Grounds for cancellation of registration. (a) A registered elector's registration shall be cancelled for any one (1) of the following reasons: (i) Failure to vote in any general election; (ii) Death; (iii) Removal of residence from the county or state more than thirty (30) days p…

Notice of intent to cancel registration. When the county clerk has information that a registration should be cancelled, he shall mail a notice of intent to cancel to the elector at his address on the registry list stating the reason for cancellation. When the secretary of state o…

postcard. Absentee registration generally; use of federal (a) Notwithstanding any other section or provision in this chapter, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of Wyoming may apply for registration by providing the information required by W.S. 22-3-103(a), accept…

Proof of identity. (a) Unless a voter is challenged pursuant to W.S. 22-15101 through 22-15-109, and except as provided in W.S. 22-9104(a)(vi) for an absentee ballot obtained in person by the elector, no identification shall be required when: (i) in person; or Voting by absentee …

Application; composition, election and qualifications of county central committees; certificate of election. (a) This article is applicable only to "major political parties". (b) The county central committee of each political party consists of precinct committeemen and committeew…

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

County central committee vacancies. A vacancy in the county central committee shall occur in the case of death, resignation, failure of a qualified candidate to be elected to a precinct committeeman or committeewoman position, or removal of residence from the precinct. A vacancy …

County central committee organizational meeting; notice of meetings. The county central committee shall meet and organize under the direction of the county chairman at the time and place determined by the county chairman within thirty (30) days after the term of its members begin…

County central committee odd year meeting; notice; election of chairman, state committeeman and committeewoman. The county central committee shall meet at the county seat each odd-numbered year at a time and place determined by the county chairman. The county chairman shall publi…

County convention. The county convention of each political party shall meet in even-numbered years.

County convention delegates. Delegates to the county convention of a political party are the members of the county central committee, unless a political party provides in its rules for an alternate method of selecting such delegates.