**[Requirements for Serving as a Pollworker]{.underline}**

**[Wyoming]{.underline}**

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| **[State Registration Requirement]{.underline}**                      |
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| **[(Exceptions may be found in Student Election Assistant             |
| category)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Must be a registered elector.                                         |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-101(b) & (c) (Thomson/West 2006).*            |
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| **[Age Requirement]{.underline}**                                     |
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| 16 years, but no more than one person under age 18 may be appointed   |
| as election judge for each precinct.                                  |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-102; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-106 (Thomson/West |
| 2006).*                                                               |
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| 18 years old to vote.                                                 |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-102(a) (ii) (Thomson/West 2006).*             |
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| **[Residency Place and Term Required for Voter                        |
| Registration]{.underline}**                                           |
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| Bona fide state resident.                                             |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-102(a) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[Residency Requirement for Service (State, County or                |
| Precinct)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| County.                                                               |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-101(b) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[Affiliation with Political Party Requirement]{.underline}**        |
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| **[and Process for Nomination as Poll Worker]{.underline}**           |
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| Affiliation Generally Required                                        |
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| Judges and members of counting boards shall be divided between the    |
| participating political parties as nearly equal as possible.          |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-109 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each general election year |
| the county chairman of each major and minor political party in each   |
| county may certify to the county clerk a list of registered electors  |
| residing in the county and affiliated with the party, and a list of   |
| persons who are at least sixteen years of age who otherwise meet all  |
| requirements for qualification as an elector, who are willing to      |
| serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board. At   |
| the same time, municipal clerks may submit two similar lists of       |
| municipal residents, without the need to note party affiliation. Not  |
| later than June 30 of each general election year, the county clerk    |
| shall appoint judges of election and counting boards and alternates   |
| from lists submitted by the county chairmen of the major and minor    |
| political parties.                                                    |
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| If the list of party nominees is insufficient, the county clerk shall |
| consider the list submitted by the municipal clerks and may appoint   |
| any elector otherwise qualified.                                      |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-101 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Term Requirements]{.underline}**                                   |
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| 2 years or until successor is appointed.                              |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-103 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Compensation and Hour Requirements]{.underline}**                  |
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| Judges of election and members of counting boards shall be            |
| compensated for services at a rate to be determined by the board of   |
| county commissioners at the June meeting and stated on the notice     |
| sent to each nominee. The rate shall be not less than the state       |
| minimum wage.                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-116 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| All judges and members of the counting board shall be paid not less   |
| than five dollars or more than twenty-five dollars as determined by   |
| the board of county commissioners for attending a school.             |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-113 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Training, Certification and Oath Requirements]{.underline}**       |
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| Unless training is otherwise provided to the satisfaction of the      |
| county clerk, all judges of election and members of counting boards   |
| are obligated to attend at least one training school under the county |
| clerk.                                                                |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-113 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| Oath required.                                                        |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-115(a) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[Elected Public Officials Prohibited]{.underline}**                 |
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| Not addressed in statute.                                             |
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| **[Candidates Prohibited]{.underline}**                               |
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| Attorney General's Opinion, dated May 31, 1990 states that candidates |
| may not work at the polls.                                            |
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| *Peggy Nighswonger, State Election Director, Wyoming, 2006.*          |
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| **[The Effect of Felon Status on Participation]{.underline}**         |
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| Prohibited if convicted of a felony, and has not had his civil or     |
| voting rights restored.                                               |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-102(a) (v); Wyo. Const. Art VI, § 6           |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| **[The Effect of Mental Incapacitation on                             |
| Participation]{.underline}**                                          |
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| Prohibited if currently adjudicated mentally incompetent.             |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-102(a) (iv); Wyo. Const. Art VI, § 6          |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| **[English Fluency and Literacy Requirement]{.underline}**            |
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| Must be physically, morally and mentally competent to perform duties. |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-102 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Good Reputation Requirement]{.underline}**                         |
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| Must be physically, morally and mentally competent to perform duties. |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-102 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Alternative Positions with Different Requirements]{.underline}**   |
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| None.                                                                 |
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| **[Student Election Assistant Statute]{.underline}**                  |
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| May be 16 years old if such persons meet all other requirements for   |
| qualification of an elector.                                          |
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| *Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-8-102 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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