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WY Stat § 22-23-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 3 - Nominations|Section 22-23-307 - Candidates Nominated; Certificate of Nomination.

22-23-307. 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 the county clerk. A write-in candidate shall not be nominated and shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot for the next general election unless he received at least three (3) votes.  (b) The chief election officer shall notify a write-in candidate who has been nominated for election within forty-eight (48) hours after the canvassing board meets. Notification may be made by United States postal service, any generally accepted business document delivery method evidenced by receipt of delivery or attempted delivery at the last known address of the write-in candidate or service as provided under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure of the successful write-in candidate to accept the nomination within five (5) days after delivery, attempted delivery or service under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, as computed pursuant to W.S. 22-2-110, results in the successful write-in candidate not appearing on the general election ballot, and results in a vacancy which can be filled as provided in W.S. 22-23-308. Each notification provided under this section shall inform the write-in candidate that failure to timely respond will result in forfeiture of nomination.
WY Stat § 22-23-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 3 - Nominations|Section 22-23-308 - Vacancies in Nomination.

22-23-308. 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 hold the office for any reason provided by law;  (ii) After the primary election there are no nomination applications for the office of mayor or councilman.  (b) A vacancy in nomination shall be filled by the municipal clerk notifying the person who received the next highest number of votes at the municipal primary election as shown on the official county canvass, or, if no other candidate exists, the vacancy in nomination may be filled by the governing body of the municipality.  (c) Not less than sixty (60) days prior to the general election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates who have accepted nomination by write-in vote and those nominated by the governing body and the office they seek. The names shall be printed on the general election ballot.
WY Stat § 22-23-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 4 - General Municipal Election|Section 22-23-401 - Preparation of Ballots; Cost.

22-23-401. 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 municipal ballot propositions to be voted on at the election shall be printed thereon. The cost of preparing the municipal ballots shall be determined by the county clerk and paid by the municipality.
WY Stat § 22-23-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 4 - General Municipal Election|Section 22-23-404 - Commencement of Term of Office.

22-23-404. 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.
WY Stat § 22-23-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 4 - General Municipal Election|Section 22-23-405 - Constitutional Oath Required.

22-23-405. 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.
WY Stat § 22-23-801 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-801 - "Special Election" Defined.

22-23-801. "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 general election or an election on the question of whether to incorporate.
WY Stat § 22-23-802 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-802 - Proclamation; Supplementation of Advertisement.

22-23-802. 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 shall state the purpose of the election and shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The advertisement may be supplemented by the county or municipality as provided by W.S. 22-20-104(b).
WY Stat § 22-23-803 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-803 - Polling Places; Election Judges.

22-23-803. 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 municipal special election shall discharge the same duties as the judges of election at a regular statewide election.
WY Stat § 22-23-804 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-804 - Ballots.

22-23-804. 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%).
WY Stat § 22-23-805 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-805 - Poll Lists.

22-23-805. 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 registry list shall be posted at each polling place during the special election.
WY Stat § 22-23-806 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-806 - Entries in and Delivery of Pollbook; Elector Not on Lists.

22-23-806. Entries in and delivery of pollbook; elector not on lists.| The judges of election shall make the same entries in the pollbook as are required for statewide elections. Following the election the pollbook shall be delivered to the municipal clerk. If the name of a person offering to vote at a special municipal election is not on the poll lists, he may qualify to vote by signing an affidavit and if a judge of election obtains verification from the county clerk as provided in W.S. 22-15-105 and 22-15-106.
WY Stat § 22-23-807 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-807 - Vote Count and Certification.

22-23-807. Vote count and certification.| After the polls are closed, the judges of election shall count the vote and certify the result in writing to the municipal clerk.
WY Stat § 22-23-808 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-808 - Canvassing Vote; Tie Vote.

22-23-808. Canvassing vote; tie vote.| The governing body of the municipality shall meet not later than three (3) days after the election at the time specified by the mayor to canvass the result of the special election. A tie vote shall be broken by lots cast by the governing body.
WY Stat § 22-23-809 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 8 - Special Elections|Section 22-23-809 - Certification of Election Results.

22-23-809. Certification of election results.| The governing body shall certify the result of the special election in writing and immediately post a copy of the certification in the office of the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall mail a copy of the proclamation to the county clerk.
WY Stat § 22-23-901 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 9 - Special Elections Following Incorporation|Section 22-23-901 - Election of Officers; Petition.

22-23-901. Election of officers; petition.| (a) In addition to other provisions of law, any newly incorporated town may hold a special election for the election of officers to serve until successors are qualified following the next regularly scheduled election. Such special election shall not be held within ninety (90) days prior to a primary election.  (b) Following completion of incorporation, persons who petitioned the board of county commissioners for incorporation may petition the county clerk, in writing, to hold a special election for the election of officers. Immediately upon receipt of a petition, the county clerk, in consultation with the petitioners, shall set the date for the election and shall conduct the election in accordance with law.
WY Stat § 22-23-902 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 9 - Special Elections Following Incorporation|Section 22-23-902 - Application; Filing Fee; Form; Names on Ballot.

22-23-902. Application; filing fee; form; names on ballot.| (a) Candidates for office shall file an application for election and the required filing fee, with the county clerk, not more than fifty-five (55) nor less than thirty-five (35) days prior to the election. The election application shall be in substantially the following form:  ELECTION APPLICATION  State of Wyoming )  ) ss  County of .... )  I, ...., being .... years of age, a qualified elector of Election District No. ...., Precinct No. ...., Ward No. .... (if applicable), residing at ...., in the City of ...., State of Wyoming, do hereby request that my name be printed upon the Official Special Municipal Election Ballot for the special election to be held on ...., ....(year), in the City of ...., as a candidate for the office of .... . I hereby declare that if elected I will qualify for the office.  Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year)  .... (Signature of Candidate)  (b) The county clerk shall place the name of each qualified candidate on the special election ballot.
WY Stat § 22-23-1001 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1001 - Ordinance by Initiative Petition; Content.

22-23-1001. Ordinance by initiative petition; content.| An incorporated city or town having a commission form of government may propose a municipal ordinance by an initiative petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors registered in the city or town and filed with the municipal clerk. The petition shall contain the proposed ordinance, the signatures and residence addresses of electors signing the petition, and the date of signing the petition. A petition proposing an ordinance must be submitted to the municipal clerk within ten (10) months of the date of the first signature supporting the petition.
WY Stat § 22-23-1002 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1002 - Determining Validity of Petition; Certification.

22-23-1002. Determining validity of petition; certification.| As soon as an initiative petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall determine whether it contains sufficient legal signatures. If the petition is legally sufficient, the clerk shall immediately certify it to the governing body of the municipality.
WY Stat § 22-23-1003 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1003 - Adoption by Governing Body or Submission to Electors.

22-23-1003. Adoption by governing body or submission to electors.| An ordinance proposed by a valid initiative petition shall either be adopted within twenty (20) days by the governing body or submitted to a vote of the municipal electors at a special election to be held not more than sixty (60) nor less than twenty (20) days thereafter. The ordinance proposed may also be submitted to a vote of the municipal electors at a primary or general election only if a valid initiative petition is received not less than one hundred ten (110) days before the election if for a primary and not less than seventy (70) days before the election if for a general election.
WY Stat § 22-23-1004 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1004 - Adoption by Electors; Repealing or Amending.

22-23-1004. Adoption by electors; repealing or amending.| (a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor of a proposed initiative ordinance, it is adopted and may not be repealed or amended except by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the municipality.  (b) The municipal governing body may submit to a vote of the people at a special election or a regular municipal, primary or general election, the question of repealing or amending an ordinance adopted by initiative petition.
WY Stat § 22-23-1005 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1005 - Ordinance Adopted by Governing Body Subject to Referendum Vote.

22-23-1005. Ordinance adopted by governing body subject to referendum vote.| An ordinance adopted by a municipal governing body shall be subject to a referendum vote if a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors registered in the city or town is filed with the municipal clerk not later than twenty (20) days after the ordinance is first published after adoption as provided by law. To be counted the electors shall be registered voters when the completed petition is submitted for verification. The referendum petition shall set forth the ordinance in full and shall contain the signatures and residence addresses of persons signing the petition.
WY Stat § 22-23-1006 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1006 - Legal Sufficiency of Referendum Petition.

22-23-1006. Legal sufficiency of referendum petition.| The municipal clerk shall determine if the referendum petition meets the requirements of W.S. 22-23-1005, and if he finds a petition legally sufficient, he shall certify it to the governing body who shall suspend the ordinance.
WY Stat § 22-23-1007 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections|Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum|Section 22-23-1007 - Partial Repeal of Ordinance Subject to Referendum; Acceptance or Rejection by Electors.

22-23-1007. Partial repeal of ordinance subject to referendum; acceptance or rejection by electors.| If the governing body does not entirely repeal an ordinance subject to referendum, it shall submit the question to the electors of the municipality in the same manner as an ordinance proposed by initiative petition. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favor rejection, the ordinance shall not become effective. If a majority of the electors voting on the question do not favor rejection, the ordinance shall become effective after the vote is canvassed.
WY Stat § 22-24-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 2 - Paid Advertising in Any Communication Medium or Printed Literature to Support, Oppose or Influence Legislation|Section 22-24-201 - Paid Advertising; Penalty.

22-24-201. Paid advertising; penalty.| (a) Any group of persons who are associated for the purpose of raising, collecting or spending money for paid advertising in any communication media or for printed literature to support, oppose or otherwise influence legislation by the legislature of the state of Wyoming, which is or was the subject of a statewide initiative or referendum within the past four (4) years, shall:  (i) File a statement of formation listing the names and addresses of its chairman and treasurer with the secretary of state within ten (10) days after formation and prior to the publication, dissemination or broadcast of any paid advertising from the group;  (ii) File with the secretary of state a statement of contributions and expenditures setting forth the full and complete record of contributions including cash, goods or services and actual and promised expenditures, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, on the last Friday in December of each calendar year. In addition to the annual report, while the legislature is in session, there shall be filed an interim monthly statement for each month or portion thereof that the legislature is in session, within ten (10) days of the first day of the month for the previous month;  (iii) If the total contributions and expenditures reported under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section lists any contribution in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from any source or sources other than an individual, the report shall include a full and complete disclosure of the funding source or sources of any nonindividual contributor which funded the advertising.  (b) Any group formed under this section shall file a termination report within thirty (30) days after it ceases the regulated activity but cessation of activity shall not relieve the group of the reporting requirement for that filing period.  (c) No group subject to this section shall pay for advertising in any communication media or printed literature without full disclosure of the name of the group.  (d) Nothing in this section shall require an individual or individuals who pay for advertising or literature to support, oppose or otherwise influence legislation to file under this section, provided the name of the individual or individuals is fully disclosed in the advertising or literature.  (e) As used in this section:  (i) "Communication media" means advertising on television, radio, in print media, on billboards and other electronic media;  (ii) "Printed literature" means any printed material but shall not include any member association printed communication not intended for public dissemination, bumper stickers, pens, pencils, buttons, rulers, nail files, balloons and yard signs.  (f) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided by W.S. 22-26-112.
WY Stat § 22-24-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-301 - Right of Initiative; Limitations.

22-24-301. Right of initiative; limitations.| The people may propose and enact laws by the initiative. However, the initiative shall not be used to dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or prescribe their rules, enact local or special legislation, enact anything prohibited by the constitution for enactment by the legislature, or enact anything that is substantially the same as that defeated by an initiative election within five (5) years preceding the time of filing of the petition.
WY Stat § 22-24-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-302 - Application; Filing and Fee.

22-24-302. Application; filing and fee.| An initiative shall be proposed by filing an application with the secretary of state. A fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall accompany the application. This fee shall be deposited in the general fund.
WY Stat § 22-24-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-303 - Application; Contents.

22-24-303. Application; contents.| (a) The application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include:  (i) The proposed bill to be initiated;  (ii) The designation of a committee of three (3) applicants who shall represent all sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to the initiative; and  (iii) A statement that the committee of applicants are qualified registered voters who signed the application with the proposed bill attached.
WY Stat § 22-24-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-305 - Notice to Committee.

22-24-305. Notice to committee.| Notice to the committee of applicants on any matter pertaining to the application and petition shall be served on any member of the committee in person, by mail, or electronically, addressed to a committee member at the address indicated on the application.
WY Stat § 22-24-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-306 - Sponsors and Circulators.

22-24-306. Sponsors and circulators.| (a) The one hundred (100) qualified registered voters who subscribe to the application are designated as sponsors. The committee of applicants may designate additional qualified individuals to act as circulators of the petitions by giving written notice to the secretary of state signed by one (1) member of the committee of applicants verifying under oath the names, qualifications and addresses of those so designated. An individual shall not be qualified to act as a circulator unless he is a citizen of the United States and is at least eighteen (18) years of age. A member of the committee of applicants may act as a circulator if duly qualified.  (b) The committee of applicants shall file contribution and expenditure reports as required by W.S. 22-25-106.
WY Stat § 22-24-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 3 - Initiative|Section 22-24-307 - Review by Secretary of State; Conditional Certification.

22-24-307. Review by secretary of state; conditional certification.| Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving a final proposed bill, the secretary of state shall review the proposed bill and its associated application and shall either conditionally certify it, pending submission of the qualified signatures required by W.S. 22-24-304(c), or notify the committee of applicants in writing of the grounds for denial.