2021 Wyoming Election Code Published by Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East Suite 100 and 101 122 West 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. (307) 777-5860 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://sos.wyo.gov This document is available in alternate formats upon request. Table of Contents State of Wyoming County Clerks ....................................... ii How to Use This Book .........................................................v Numerical Roster of Chapters ............................................ vi Alphabetical Roster of Chapters ....................................... vii Wyoming Election Code ......................................................1 Subject Index ...................................................................229 i State of Wyoming County Clerks Jackie R. Gonzales Lori Smallwood Albany County Clerk Big Horn County Clerk 525 Grand Avenue, Suite 202 County Courthouse, P.O. Box 31 Laramie, WY 82070 Basin, WY 82410-0031 Ph. (307) 721-2541 Ph. (307) 568-2357 Fax (307) 721-2544 Fax (307) 568-9375 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Susan Saunders Gwynn Bartlett Campbell County Clerk Carbon County Clerk P.O. Box 3010 P.O. Box 6 Gillette, WY 82717-3010 Rawlins, WY 82301-0006 Ph. (307) 682-7285 Ph. (307) 328-2668 Fax (307) 687-6455 Fax (307) 328-2669 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Karen Rimmer Linda Fritz Converse County Clerk Crook County Clerk 107 North 5th St, Suite 114 P.O. Box 37 Douglas, WY 82633-2448 Sundance, WY 82729-0037 Ph. (307) 358-2244 Ph. (307) 283-1323 Fax (307) 358-5998 Fax (307) 283-3038 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Julie Freese Cindy Kenyon Fremont County Clerk Goshen County Clerk 450 North 2nd Street, Room 220 P.O. Box 160 Lander, WY 82520-0090 Torrington, WY 82240-0160 Ph. (307) 332-2405 Ph. (307) 532-4051 Fax (307) 332-1132 Fax (307) 532-7375 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] ii Rosemary Deseyn Vicki Edelman Hot Springs County Clerk Johnson County Clerk 415 Arapahoe 76 North Main Street Thermopolis, WY 82443-2783 Buffalo, WY 82834-1883 Ph. (307) 864-3515 Ph. (307) 684-7272 Fax (307) 864-3333 Fax (307) 684-2708 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Debra Lee April Brunski Laramie County Clerk Lincoln County Clerk P.O. Box 608 925 Sage Avenue, Suite 101 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0608 Kemmerer, WY 83101 Ph. (307) 633-4268 Ph. (307) 877-9056 ext. 303 Fax (307) 633-4240 Fax (307) 877-3101 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Tracy Good Becky Freeman Natrona County Clerk Niobrara County Clerk 200 North Center St., P.O. Box 863 P.O. Box 420 Casper, WY 82602-0863 Lusk, WY 82225-0420 Ph. (307) 235-9217 Ph. (307) 334-2211 Fax (307) 235-9367 Fax (307) 334-3013 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Colleen Renner Malcolm J. Ervin Park County Clerk Platte County Clerk 1002 Sheridan P.O. Drawer 728 Cody, WY 82414-3589 Wheatland, WY 82201-0728 Ph. (307) 527-8600 Ph. (307) 322-2315 Fax (307) 527-8626 Fax (307) 322-2245 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] iii Eda Schunk Thompson Carrie S. Long Sheridan County Clerk Sublette County Clerk 224 South Main, Suite B-2 P.O. Box 250 Sheridan, WY 82801-4855 Pinedale, WY 82941-0250 Ph. (307) 674-2500 Ph. (307) 367-4372 Fax (307) 674-2909 Fax (307) 367-6396 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Cindy Lane Maureen Murphy Sweetwater County Clerk Teton County Clerk 80 West Flaming Gorge Way, Suite 150 P.O. Box 1727 Green River, WY 82935 Jackson, WY 83001-1727 Ph. (307) 872-3732 Ph. (307) 733-4430 Fax (307) 872-3994 Fax (307) 739-8681 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Amanda Hutchinson Mary Grace Strauch Uinta County Clerk Washakie County Clerk P.O. Box 810 1001 Big Horn Ave. Evanston, WY 82930-0810 P.O. Box 260 Ph. (307) 783-0306 Worland, WY 82401 Fax (307) 783-0376 Ph. (307) 347-3131 E-mail: Fax (307) 347-9366 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Becky Hadlock Weston County Clerk 1 West Main Newcastle, WY 82701-2121 Ph. (307) 746-4744 Fax (307) 746-9505 E-mail: [email protected] iv How to Use This Book The Election Code has two rosters of chapter information. The first lists the contents by statutory chapter number. The second is an alphabetical listing of the chapter titles. For easy reference, all chapter subheadings are listed at the beginning of each chapter. In addition, an index, by topic, can be found at the back of this publication, beginning on page 229. v Numerical Roster of Chapters Chapter/Title Page 1 – Wyoming Election Code – Definitions ................................ 1 2 – General Provisions ................................................................ 9 3 – Registration ......................................................................... 18 4 – Political Parties .................................................................... 29 5 – Nominations ........................................................................ 39 6 – Ballots .................................................................................. 52 7 – Election Districts and Precincts ........................................... 63 8 – Judges of Election and Counting Boards ............................. 65 9 – Absentee Voting .................................................................. 70 10 – Voting Machines ............................................................... 78 11 – Electronic Voting Systems ................................................ 82 12 – Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open ................... 86 13 – Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours ............... 90 14 – Polling Place Regulations After Polls Close ..................... 94 15 – Challenging........................................................................ 98 16 – Canvass and Recount ....................................................... 101 17 – Contests ........................................................................... 113 18 – Vacancies ......................................................................... 118 19 – Presidential Electors ........................................................ 126 20 – Constitutional Amendments ............................................ 128 21 – Bond Elections................................................................. 134 22 – School Elections .............................................................. 138 23 – Municipal Elections ......................................................... 142 24 – Initiative and Referendum ............................................... 155 25 – Campaign Practices ......................................................... 173 26 – Offenses and Penalties ..................................................... 188 27 – Severability; Repeals ....................................................... 196 28 – Hospital District............................................................... 197 29 – Special District Elections Act .......................................... 198 vi Alphabetical Roster of Chapters Chapter/Title Page Absentee Voting – Chapter 9 .................................................... 70 Ballots – Chapter 6 .................................................................... 52 Bond Elections – Chapter 21 ................................................... 134 Campaign Practices – Chapter 25 ............................................ 173 Canvass and Recount – Chapter 16 ......................................... 101 Challenging – Chapter 15 .......................................................... 98 Constitutional Amendments – Chapter 20............................... 128 Contests – Chapter 17 .............................................................. 113 Election Districts and Precincts – Chapter 7 ............................. 63 Electronic Voting Systems – Chapter 11 ................................... 82 General Provisions – Chapter 2 ................................................... 9 Hospital District – Chapter 28 ................................................. 197 Initiative and Referendum – Chapter 24.................................. 155 Judges of Election and Counting Boards – Chapter 8 ............... 65 Municipal Elections – Chapter 23 ........................................... 142 Nominations – Chapter 5 ........................................................... 39 Offenses and Penalties – Chapter 26 ....................................... 188 Political Parties – Chapter 4 ...................................................... 29 Polling Place Regulations After Polls Close – Chapter 14 ........ 94 Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open – Chapter 12 ...... 86 Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours – Chapter 13 . 90 Presidential Electors – Chapter 19........................................... 126 Registration – Chapter 3 ............................................................ 18 School Elections – Chapter 22 ................................................ 138 Severability; Repeals – Chapter 27 ......................................... 196 Special District Elections Act – Chapter 29 ............................ 198 Vacancies – Chapter 18 ........................................................... 118 Voting Machines – Chapter 10 .................................................. 78 Wyoming Election Code – Definitions – Chapter 1 .................... 1 vii TITLE