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WY Stat § 22-9-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-106 - Qualified Absentee Voter; Written Notification if Rejected.

22-9-106. Qualified absentee voter; written notification if rejected.| The clerk shall mark each completed absentee ballot application with the date of receipt. The clerk shall then determine if the applicant is properly qualified to vote. If the applicant is not entitled to vote, the clerk shall not issue a ballot to him and shall mark the application "rejected" and file it in a file separate from applications which are accepted. If an application is rejected, the clerk shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the reason for rejection.
WY Stat § 22-9-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-107 - Delivering Ballots to Qualified Applicants.

22-9-107. Delivering ballots to qualified applicants.| If the clerk determines that the applicant is entitled to vote, he shall mark the application "Accepted" and shall, not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the election, distribute to the applicant, or the individual designated by the applicant, the absentee ballot or ballots requested, instructions for marking the ballot and the required envelopes for use in returning the ballot.
WY Stat § 22-9-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-108 - Absentee Ballot Record; Information to Be Entered.

22-9-108. Absentee ballot record; information to be entered.| (a) For each election, the clerk shall keep an "Absentee Ballot Record" in which he shall enter the following information:  (i) The name, voter registration number and residence address of each absentee ballot applicant, and the ballots requested by each;  (ii) The date of receipt of each application;  (iii) Whether the application was accepted or rejected;  (iv) The applicant's district and precinct number;  (v) The name of the individual to whom the ballot was delivered or the address to which the ballot was mailed, the date of delivery or mailing, and the type of ballot or ballots delivered or mailed;  (vi) The date the completed ballot was received by the clerk.
WY Stat § 22-9-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-109 - Form of Absentee Ballot.

22-9-109. Form of absentee ballot.| (a) The absentee ballot shall be in the same form prescribed by law for the official ballot or a reasonable printed reproduction of the prescribed form for electronic ballots.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, official absentee ballots for primary, general and special elections may be provided in an electronic format to voters with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff.
WY Stat § 22-9-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-110 - Form of Absentee Ballot Envelopes; Distribution.

22-9-110. Form of absentee ballot envelopes; distribution.| (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form, and distribute to the clerks responsible for the respective elections a supply of the following official envelopes:  (i) The official inner ballot envelope for use in sealing and returning the completed absentee ballot;  (ii) The official outer envelope for use by the clerk in distributing absentee ballot materials.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.
WY Stat § 22-9-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-111 - Affidavit to Be Printed on Inner Envelope; Attestation.

22-9-111. Affidavit to be printed on inner envelope; attestation.| (a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.  (b) For all voters, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, an oath containing the following information and meeting the following requirements shall be printed on the reverse side of the inner ballot envelope:  (i) The elector's full name;  (ii) The elector's current residence address or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, § 2.  (iv) Under the above information shall be the following:  (A) "I hereby swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am entitled to vote in the precinct at the next election and that I have not voted and will not vote again in this election, and that the above information is true and correct.  .............(Date)  .............(Signature of elector)"
WY Stat § 22-9-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-112 - Instructions on Outer Envelope.

22-9-112. Instructions on outer envelope.| (a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.  (b) For all electors, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, the following shall be printed on the reverse side of the outer envelope in red ink:  INSTRUCTIONS  This is your absentee ballot. To vote, mark the ballot in secret, then sign the affidavit on the back of the inner ballot envelope and mail or deliver the inner ballot envelope to the county clerk.
WY Stat § 22-9-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-113 - Completing and Return of Ballot.

22-9-113. Completing and return of ballot.| Upon receipt, a qualified elector shall mark the ballot and sign the affidavit. The ballot shall then be sealed in the inner ballot envelope and mailed or delivered to the clerk.
WY Stat § 22-9-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-114 - Receipt by Clerk; Generally.

22-9-114. Receipt by clerk; generally.| The clerk shall mark on each completed inner envelope the date and time of receipt and enter this information in the absentee ballot record. From information contained in the affidavit or from other reliable sources, the clerk shall determine the district and precinct where the ballot shall be voted and shall write the number of the district and precinct on the inner envelope.
WY Stat § 22-9-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-115 - Receipt by Clerk; Handling Procedure.

22-9-115. Receipt by clerk; handling procedure.| (a) After an absentee ballot has been accepted by the clerk, it shall not be returned to the voter.  (b) The clerk shall place completed absentee ballot envelopes in a large precinct envelope for the precinct in which they shall be voted and keep custody of them until they are delivered to the polling place or the designated counting center. The clerk shall endorse on the precinct envelope the number of the district and precinct and the words "Envelope contains ballots of absentee qualified electors and shall be opened only on election day at the polls when the polls are open" and shall affix his signature, official title, and seal the envelope.
WY Stat § 22-9-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-116 - Duplicate Precinct Lists; Generally.

22-9-116. Duplicate precinct lists; generally.| The clerk shall make in duplicate a precinct list indicating the names of electors voting an absentee ballot in the precinct.
WY Stat § 22-9-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-117 - Duplicate Precinct Lists; Handling Procedure.

22-9-117. Duplicate precinct lists; handling procedure.| The duplicate list of absentee precinct electors shall be placed in the precinct envelope with the absentee ballots. The precinct envelope shall be sealed before being delivered to the precinct polling place.
WY Stat § 22-9-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-118 - Delivery of Absentee Ballots and Duplicate List to Precincts.

22-9-118. Delivery of absentee ballots and duplicate list to precincts.| The clerk shall oversee the delivery of the sealed envelope containing absentee ballots and the duplicate list of absent electors to each precinct polling place before the polls are opened. Absentee ballots returned to the county clerk not later than 7:00 p.m. on election day shall be counted.
WY Stat § 22-9-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-119 - Late Absentee Ballots.

22-9-119. Late absentee ballots.| An absentee ballot received by the clerk after the polls close shall not be voted. The clerk shall write on the inner envelope of such late absentee ballot "Rejected-received after the polls closed". These late ballots shall be kept by the clerk for at least two (2) years after the election or longer if required by federal law and then destroyed.
WY Stat § 22-9-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-120 - Receipt of Absentee Ballots and Lists by Judges.

22-9-120. Receipt of absentee ballots and lists by judges.| When the absentee ballots are delivered to the polls and the polls are open, the judges of election shall open the precinct envelope and determine whether the ballots therein correspond to the names on the enclosed duplicate list. If they do, the judges shall retain one (1) list permanently, sign the other and return it in receipt to the clerk. The clerk shall retain his list in the absentee ballot record.
WY Stat § 22-9-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-121 - Examination of Absentee Ballot Affidavit; Rejection; Voting Ballots.

22-9-121. Examination of absentee ballot affidavit; rejection; voting ballots.| (a) After the judges of election are sworn in and as activity permits, the judges shall examine the affidavit on the absentee ballot envelope to determine if it is legally sufficient.  (b) If it is not, they shall write on the unopened inner envelope "REJECTED" and reasons for rejection. A rejected ballot envelope and the ballot therein shall be returned to the clerk who delivered it and retained by the clerk as required by state and federal law or until the final termination of any court action in which it may be involved, whichever is later, and then destroyed.  (c) If it is sufficient:  (i) In a paper ballot precinct, the name of the absent elector shall be entered in the pollbook, the inner ballot envelope shall be opened by a judge of election and the ballots therein shall be removed. The ballot shall then be placed in the regular ballot box by a judge of election;  (ii) In a voting machine precinct, the inner ballot envelope shall be opened after the judges are sworn in and as activity permits, the ballots therein removed and each ballot deposited in its proper box. After the absentee ballots have been so deposited, they shall be mixed within the box, removed from the box and once the polls open and as activity permits, voted on a voting machine in the following manner: A judge of election shall read the vote for each candidate and ballot proposition. A judge of a different political party affiliation shall record the vote as read on the machine. A third judge shall observe this procedure to see that the vote is correctly cast.
WY Stat § 22-9-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-122 - Return of Inner Ballot Envelopes.

22-9-122. Return of inner ballot envelopes.| The opened inner ballot envelopes shall be returned to and retained by the clerk.
WY Stat § 22-9-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-123 - Multiple Voting Prohibited.

22-9-123. Multiple voting prohibited.| A person shall not vote by absentee ballot and in person at the same election. If more than one (1) absentee ballot is received by a clerk from the same person for the same election, only the first ballot received shall be counted.
WY Stat § 22-9-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-124 - Violations.

22-9-124. Violations.| If a person violates the provisions of this chapter outside the state of Wyoming, he shall be punishable as though the violation had occurred within the state and may be prosecuted in the county where the absentee ballot was delivered or mailed to the clerk.
WY Stat § 22-9-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting|Section 22-9-125 - Alternate Procedures for Collecting and Counting Absentee Ballots.

22-9-125. Alternate procedures for collecting and counting absentee ballots.| (a) The board of county commissioners may elect to adopt one (1) or both of the following alternate procedures for casting, collecting and counting absentee ballots:  (i) Direct that absentee ballots shall be delivered to and counted by at least three (3) judges appointed for that purpose under W.S. 22-8-107 instead of the procedures specified in this chapter for the delivery of absentee ballots to the separate precincts or designated counting centers. However, if this alternate procedure is used, the judges shall record the results by precinct and shall immediately certify the results to the county clerk;  (ii) Direct that an absentee polling place may be established in the courthouse or other public building which is equipped to accommodate voters from all districts and precincts within the county and shall be open the same hours as the courthouse on normal business days during the time period allowed for absentee voting. If this alternate procedure is used, the county clerk may also establish in one (1) or more public buildings within the county additional satellite absentee polling places to accommodate voters. A satellite absentee polling place shall be open only on the dates and at the times specified by the county clerk during the time period allowed for absentee voting.  (b) In the case of electronic voting systems using either alternate procedure provided in subsection (a) of this section, the ballots may be tabulated automatically and the ballot counts shall be entered at the designated counting center at the time the polls close on election day.  (c) If either alternate voting procedure provided in subsection (a) of this section is sought to be used, the secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to guard against abuses of the elective franchise to include such matters as contained in W.S. 22-26-113 through 22-26-115.
WY Stat § 22-10-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-101 - Criteria for Approval.

22-10-101. Criteria for approval.| (a) To be approved for use in Wyoming a voting machine shall:  (i) Require secret voting, except for electors receiving assistance as provided by law;  (ii) Permit an elector to cast any vote he is entitled to cast at any election and permit voting for a write-in candidate for any office;  (iii) Preclude an elector from casting any vote he is not entitled to cast at any election or to cast more votes for a candidate, office or ballot proposition than are allowed by law;  (iv) Permit an elector to change any vote before his vote is registered;  (v) Permit an elector by one (1) device to vote simultaneously for candidates of one (1) political party for president, vice-president and presidential electors;  (vi) Permit adjustment at a primary election to assure that an elector will vote only the political party or nonpartisan ballot he is entitled to vote;  (vii) Have separate voting devices for candidates and ballot propositions, which shall be arranged in separate rows or columns, so that one (1) or more adjacent rows or columns may be assigned to the candidates of each political party at a primary election;  (viii) Have a public counter visible outside the machine which shall show at all times during an election the number of electors who have voted on the machine, and a protective counter which cannot be reset and which will record the total number of movements of the registering mechanism;  (ix) Have locks and seals to permit the machine to be locked to prevent any movement of the registering mechanism;  (x) Have the capacity to contain the names of candidates constituting the tickets of not less than five (5) political parties and independent groups and not less than fifteen (15) ballot propositions;  (xi) Be constructed so that an elector may readily learn how to operate, it may expeditiously cast his vote, and when operated properly shall register and accurately record every vote cast;  (xii) Be durably constructed of good quality material in a neat and workmanlike manner and shall be safely transportable.
WY Stat § 22-10-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-102 - Selection by County Commissioners.

22-10-102. Selection by county commissioners.| The board of county commissioners may adopt for use in any precinct in the county a type of voting machine meeting the standards specified in W.S. 22-10-101.
WY Stat § 22-10-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-103 - Lease or Purchase of Machines.

22-10-103. Lease or purchase of machines.| The board of county commissioners may lease such approved voting machines for use in any precinct in the county or purchase them for cash or in annual installments not to exceed ten (10) years.
WY Stat § 22-10-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-104 - Submission of Purchasing Bonds Question to Electors.

22-10-104. Submission of purchasing bonds question to electors.| The board of county commissioners may submit to the electors of the county the question whether the board of county commissioners shall be authorized to issue registered coupon bonds of the county in an amount which, together with the existing indebtedness of the county shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the taxable property in the county as shown by the last general assessment, and bearing a rate of interest not exceeding ten percent (10%) per annum, and payable in not to exceed twenty (20) years, for the purchase of voting machines to be used in countywide elections and for the construction of necessary storage facilities and the building site therefor.
WY Stat § 22-10-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-105 - Rental Fees; Generally.

22-10-105. Rental fees; generally.| When the expense of an election held in a county is chargeable in whole or in part to the state, a political subdivision thereof or other governmental entity other than the county, the state, subdivision or other governmental entity shall pay to the county a fee per day fixed by the board of county commissioners for use of voting machines. When the expense is divided by law among two (2) or more entities participating in the election, the rental fee expense shall be shared proportionately.
WY Stat § 22-10-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-106 - Rental Fees; Where Paid.

22-10-106. Rental fees; where paid.| All moneys paid to the county for the rental of voting machines shall be paid into the county fund used to acquire and maintain voting machines.
WY Stat § 22-10-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-107 - Custody and Maintenance.

22-10-107. Custody and maintenance.| The county clerk shall have custody of voting machines and keep them in repair. The county clerk shall have custody and care of keys and seals for the voting machines.
WY Stat § 22-10-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-108 - Procedure for Preparing Machines for Election; Inspection and Certification.

22-10-108. Procedure for preparing machines for election; inspection and certification.| (a) Before preparing a voting machine for an election, the county clerk shall notify in writing the county chairman of each political party having a candidate on the ballot and all independent candidates, stating the time and place where the voting machine will be prepared for the election. The political party representatives and representatives of independent candidates may be present at the preparation of the voting machine for the election, to see that the machine is tested for accuracy and is properly prepared and that all registering counters are set at zero (00000). The county clerk in the presence of these representatives shall prepare the voting machine for the election and set all registering counters at zero (00000). He shall then test each registering counter for accuracy by casting votes on it until the registering counter is correctly registering each vote cast on it. The county clerk shall then reset each registering counter to zero (00000) and shall immediately lock and seal the voting machine with a numbered metal seal and make a record of the number of the seal on the certificate for the machine. The seal shall be so placed as to prevent operation of the machine or its registering counters without breaking the seal. The county clerk shall then immediately make a record on the certificate for the machine of the reading shown on the protective counter.  (b) Inspection of voting machines may begin two (2) weeks before an election and continue until all machines to be used are sealed. Immediately following testing of a machine, the county clerk shall make a certificate in writing stating the serial number of each machine, whether the machine has all the registering counters set at zero (00000), and whether the machine has been tested by voting on each registering counter to prove that each registering counter is in perfect and accurate condition, the number registered on the protective counter, and the number on the seal with which the machine is sealed against operation. This certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the county clerk.
WY Stat § 22-10-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-109 - Key in Sealed Envelope; Matters to Be Printed Thereon.

22-10-109. Key in sealed envelope; matters to be printed thereon.| (a) When all voting machines to be used in an election are locked and sealed, the key to each machine shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope on which shall be printed:  (i) The number or designation of the election district and precinct in which the machine is to be used;  (ii) The number of the seal with which the machine is sealed;  (iii) The number registered on the protective counter as reported by the county clerk;  (iv) The signature of the clerk and the signatures of two (2) representatives, if any, placed across the seal.
WY Stat § 22-10-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-110 - Presumption of Proper Preparation; Objections.

22-10-110. Presumption of proper preparation; objections.| A voting machine prepared for an election and certified by the county clerk shall be conclusively presumed to be properly prepared unless within two (2) days after the machine is sealed and certified a complaint is filed in the district court of the county stating the number of the machine and the grounds for objecting to its use.
WY Stat § 22-10-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Voting Machines|Section 22-10-111 - Delivery and Return; Expenses.

22-10-111. Delivery and return; expenses.| The county clerk shall provide for the delivery of voting machines to the polling places at least one (1) hour before the polls open and their return to custody after the election. The expense of transporting the machines shall be paid by the authority or proportionately by the authorities conducting the election.
WY Stat § 22-11-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 11 - Electronic Voting Systems|Section 22-11-102 - Use Authorized; Purchase or Lease.

22-11-102. Use authorized; purchase or lease.| The board of county commissioners of each county may adopt for use, either experimentally or permanently, in any election in any or all polling places within the county, any electronic voting system authorized by law.