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WY Stat § 22-5-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 3 - Nomination by Petition|Section 22-5-304 - Qualifications and Number of Signers Required.

22-5-304. Qualifications and number of signers required.| (a) For a statewide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the state and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for representative in congress in the last general election for the entire state.  (b) For a countywide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the county and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for representative in congress in the last general election for the entire county.  (c) For a district partisan election, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the district and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election. If a district's boundaries have changed since the last general election, then the required number of petition signatures shall not be less than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the current district boundaries at the close of day on the day immediately preceding the primary election.
WY Stat § 22-5-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 3 - Nomination by Petition|Section 22-5-305 - When Petitions May Be Circulated; Use of Copies; Requirements.

22-5-305. When petitions may be circulated; use of copies; requirements.| (a) A petition shall be circulated for signatures only during the calendar year in which the election for the office sought is to be held.  (b) Copies of the petition may be circulated for signatures, but each separate page shall contain the information required to be contained in the original petition for nomination.  (c) An elector signing a petition must also print on the petition:  (i) The elector's first and last name;  (ii) The date of signing the petition; and  (iii) The elector's physical residential address.  (d) The signature of an elector who has signed a petition in accordance with this section shall only count once per candidate toward the number of signatures required under W.S. 22-5-304.
WY Stat § 22-5-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 3 - Nomination by Petition|Section 22-5-306 - Where Petitions to Be Filed; Fee.

22-5-306. Where petitions to be filed; fee.| (a) Petitions for nomination of independent candidates shall be filed in the office prescribed for nomination by primary election for such office.  (b) Petitions must be accompanied by the same fee required for the same office of candidates seeking nomination by primary election. A petition not accompanied by the fee is not valid.
WY Stat § 22-5-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 3 - Nomination by Petition|Section 22-5-307 - Time for Filing Independent Petitions.

22-5-307. Time for filing independent petitions.| Petitions filed with the secretary of state and with the county clerk shall be filed not less than seventy (70) days before a general election.
WY Stat § 22-5-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 3 - Nomination by Petition|Section 22-5-308 - Determining Validity of Petitions.

22-5-308. Determining validity of petitions.| The secretary of state, or county clerk shall determine from the official list of registered electors whether sufficient valid signatures have been obtained on petitions filed in his office.
WY Stat § 22-5-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination|Section 22-5-401 - Vacancies in Nomination for Major Parties; Procedure for Filing Generally.

22-5-401. Vacancies in nomination for major parties; procedure for filing generally.| (a) The vacancy in nomination which occurs if a major party candidate, between primary and general elections, dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated, or files a withdrawal or rejection of nomination with the office where the candidate filed for nomination for election, shall be filled by certificate filed with the office which shall state:  (i) The cause of vacancy and name of the former nominee;  (ii) The name, age, place of residence, post office address and qualifications of the successor nominee; and  (iii) The office and term for which nominated.  (b) The certificate shall be prepared and filed by:  (i) The state central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office to be voted for by the electors of the entire state;  (ii) The county central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office to be voted for by the electors of a county or a subdivision thereof, except as provided in paragraph (iv) of this subsection;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, § 2 and Chapter 94, § 4.  (iv) For nominees for the state legislature, the state central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office shall:  (A) Notify the precinct committeemen and committeewomen for that party for each precinct within the legislative district of the vacancy and arrange a meeting of those precinct committeemen and committeewomen at which a successor nominee shall be selected by them. The state central committee of each party may delegate the authority to call a meeting under this subparagraph;  (B) Prepare and file the certificate required under subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 204, § 2.  (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the vacancy in nomination created by failure of the qualified write-in nominee to accept nomination shall remain vacant.  (e) A candidate may withdraw only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate's name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate's name from the ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate is not the party's nominee for the office designated.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.
WY Stat § 22-5-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination|Section 22-5-402 - Procedure After Ballots and Labels Printed.

22-5-402. Procedure after ballots and labels printed.| (a) If any major, minor or provisional party vacancy is filled after official ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate s name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to add the new candidate s name to the ballot.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.
WY Stat § 22-5-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Nominations|Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination|Section 22-5-403 - Vacancies in Nomination for Minor and Provisional Parties; Withdrawal Restricted.

22-5-403. Vacancies in nomination for minor and provisional parties; withdrawal restricted.| (a) Any vacancy in nomination which occurs if a minor or provisional party certified candidate dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated or files a withdrawal or rejection of nomination may be filled by a certification from the state party chairman and state party secretary.  (b) A candidate may withdraw only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate s name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate s name from the ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate is not the party s nominee for the office designated.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.
WY Stat § 22-20-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-101 - Ratification of Proposed Amendment or New Constitution.

22-20-101. Ratification of proposed amendment or new constitution.| A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wyoming submitted by a two-thirds vote of each of the houses of the state legislature or a proposed new constitution submitted by a constitutional convention may be ratified by a majority of the electors voting at the next general election. Voting on a proposed amendment or new constitution shall be regulated by general election laws.
WY Stat § 22-20-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-102 - Transmittal to Secretary of State; Numbering and Endorsement; Ballot Statement.

22-20-102. Transmittal to secretary of state; numbering and endorsement; ballot statement.| (a) A proposed amendment shall be transmitted to the office of the secretary of state by the house in which it originates or by a constitutional convention. The secretary of state shall letter each proposed amendment serially in the order received from the legislature or convention and shall endorse upon a proposed amendment, a brief statement of the purpose of the amendment. If the bill proposing the amendment provides this statement, it shall be adopted by the secretary of state.  (b) The letter and statement endorsed on a proposed amendment are part of the amendment for purposes of reference in submitting the amendment to the electors and shall constitute the ballot statement of the amendment.
WY Stat § 22-20-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-103 - Transmittal to County Clerk; Posting.

22-20-103. Transmittal to county clerk; posting.| The secretary of state shall mail a certified copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose filed in his office to each county clerk not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment is submitted to the electors. The county clerk shall immediately post in his office the copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose received from the secretary of state. The copy shall remain posted until after the election at which the amendment is submitted to the vote of the electors.
WY Stat § 22-20-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-104 - Publication by Secretary of State; Supplemental Publication by Clerk.

22-20-104. Publication by secretary of state; supplemental publication by clerk.| (a) The secretary of state shall publish each proposed amendment and a notice that it will be submitted to the electors at the next general election, once a week for at least twelve (12) consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county and, if possible, once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks within thirty (30) days prior to the election in one (1) other newspaper of general circulation in each county.  (b) The clerk may supplement publication thereof by radio or television broadcasts or both. The broadcasts shall identify the proposed amendment or other question, by letter and statement of purpose as prescribed by law, and shall state the name of the newspaper in which the published notice will appear and the date on which it will appear.
WY Stat § 22-20-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-105 - Pamphlet.

22-20-105. Pamphlet.| The secretary of state shall print a reasonable number of pamphlets containing every proposed amendment and provide a copy of the pamphlet upon request to any person or organization.
WY Stat § 22-20-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-106 - Publication Expense.

22-20-106. Publication expense.| The expense of publication of notice of proposed amendments and voter pamphlets shall be paid out of the general fund of the state.
WY Stat § 22-20-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-107 - Statement of Purpose on Ballot.

22-20-107. Statement of purpose on ballot.| The county clerk shall print on the official nonpartisan general election ballot for the next general election the statement of purpose of each proposed amendment certified to him by the secretary of state.
WY Stat § 22-20-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-108 - Proclamation of Adoption; Effective Date.

22-20-108. Proclamation of adoption; effective date.| The governor shall issue a proclamation of adoption not later than ten (10) days after the adoption of each proposed amendment has been officially certified by the state canvassing board. A proposed amendment is effective on the date it is proclaimed adopted by the governor.
WY Stat § 22-20-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution|Section 22-20-109 - Publication in Session Laws.

22-20-109. Publication in session laws.| Each constitutional amendment proposed by the legislature, and if possible each proposed by a constitutional convention, and each constitutional amendment adopted by the vote of the people, shall be published in the next session laws.
WY Stat § 22-20-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-201 - Proclamation of Governor Calling State Ratifying Convention.

22-20-201. Proclamation of governor calling state ratifying convention.| (a) If the congress of the United States of America proposes any question of repealing, amending or altering the constitution of the United States of America, or any part thereof, to be submitted to a ratifying convention of delegates chosen by the qualified electors of the state and does not prescribe the manner and method of calling, holding and conducting the convention and of canvassing the returns of the votes of the delegates thereto and determining, declaring and publishing the result of the vote of the delegates to the ratifying convention on any question voted upon, for which the ratifying convention is called, it is the duty of the governor to make a public proclamation:  (i) Calling the state ratifying convention;  (ii) Calling for the election of delegates to the state ratifying convention;  (iii) Specifying the place where and the time when the ratifying convention shall be held;  (iv) Specifying the number of delegates (who shall be qualified electors) of which the ratifying convention shall consist; and  (v) Specifying the method and manner by and in which delegates to the ratifying convention shall be elected.
WY Stat § 22-20-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-202 - Election of Delegates to State Ratifying Convention.

22-20-202. Election of delegates to state ratifying convention.| In each county of this state there shall be held a county convention of the qualified electors of the county at the time fixed by the proclamation. An election shall be held in which not less than five (5) delegates from each county and (1) one additional delegate for each five thousand (5,000) or major portion thereof of the inhabitants of the county shall be elected as delegates to the state ratifying convention specified in W.S. 22-20-201.
WY Stat § 22-20-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-203 - Convening of County Convention; Presiding Officer; Certification of Results.

22-20-203. Convening of county convention; presiding officer; certification of results.| It is the duty of the chairman of the board of county commissioners or some other member of the board in each county to convene the county convention and preside over it until the delegates chosen thereto select a chairman of the convention. It is the duty of the chairman and secretary of the convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state and to the state ratifying convention, the names of the delegates to the state ratifying convention chosen by the county convention.
WY Stat § 22-20-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-204 - Rules of Practice for County Conventions; Convention Ballots.

22-20-204. Rules of practice for county conventions; convention ballots.| (a) The rules of practice, procedure and conduct of the business of the several county conventions specified in W.S. 22-20-202 are those prescribed by "Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Order".  (b) The vote on the selection of delegates to the state ratifying convention shall be by written or printed ballot.
WY Stat § 22-20-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-205 - Determining Apportionment of Representation at Conventions.

22-20-205. Determining apportionment of representation at conventions.| In the apportionment of representation in the county convention and state ratifying convention, the last federal census is the basis upon which the right to representation in the conventions shall be determined.
WY Stat § 22-20-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-206 - Board of Commissioners to Act as Election Commissioners.

22-20-206. Board of commissioners to act as election commissioners.| For the purpose of providing the necessary facilities and conveniences for conducting each of the meetings and conventions provided for by this chapter, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of this state are appointed election commissioners of their respective counties. It is their duty to do all things necessary and proper to facilitate the qualified electors of their respective counties in expressing their will upon any question submitted to them by the congress of the United States of America.
WY Stat § 22-20-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-207 - Costs and Expenses to Be Borne by County.

22-20-207. Costs and expenses to be borne by county.| All costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in each county shall be borne and paid by the county in which the costs accrued.
WY Stat § 22-20-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-208 - Convening of State Ratifying Convention; Costs and Expenses; Certification of Results.

22-20-208. Convening of state ratifying convention; costs and expenses; certification of results.| (a) If the governor issues a proclamation calling a state ratifying convention, it is the duty of the secretary of state to convene the ratifying convention and make all necessary arrangements.  (b) The costs incidental to the holding of the state ratifying convention shall be borne and paid by the state, as appropriated by the legislature.  (c) It is the duty of the officers of the state ratifying convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state, the result of the vote cast at the ratifying convention on each question submitted thereto. When the result of the vote of the delegates to the state ratifying convention is certified to the secretary of state, it is then the duty of the secretary of state to certify the result to the president and secretary of state of the United States, and to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives of the congress of the United States.
WY Stat § 22-20-209 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments|Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Section 22-20-209 - Procedure When Congress Directs Manner of Holding Ratifying Convention.

22-20-209. Procedure when congress directs manner of holding ratifying convention.| (a) If congress, either in the resolution submitting the question or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the ratifying convention shall be constituted, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative, and the ratifying convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of congress directs. All officers of the state who may be authorized or directed by the resolution or statute to take any action to constitute a ratifying convention for this state are authorized and directed to act in accordance therewith and in obedience thereto with the same force and effect as if acting under a statute of this state.  (b) If an article V convention as defined in W.S. 9-22-101 is called, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative to the extent that they conflict with a convention conducted in accordance with W.S. 9-22-102.
WY Stat § 22-21-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Bond Elections|Article 1 - Political Subdivisions|Section 22-21-101 - Political Subdivision Bond Election Law.

22-21-101. Political Subdivision Bond Election Law.| This chapter including W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112, shall be known as the "Political Subdivision Bond Election Law," and each election required by law to authorize the issuance of bonds shall be conducted under the provisions hereof, except that statewide bond elections shall be conducted as provided in W.S. 22-21-201.
WY Stat § 22-21-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 21 - Bond Elections|Article 1 - Political Subdivisions|Section 22-21-103 - How Bond Question to Be Submitted to Electors; Contents.

22-21-103. How bond question to be submitted to electors; contents.| Each bond question shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the political subdivision. Every bond election shall be held on the same day as a primary election or a general election, or on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in May or November, or on the Tuesday next following the third Monday in August. Not less than one hundred ten (110) days before a bond election, the political subdivision shall provide written notification to the county clerk specifying the date of the election and the bond question. The bond question shall state the purpose of the bonds, the maximum principal amount thereof, the maximum number of years allowed for the indebtedness and the maximum rate of interest to be paid thereon. The secretary of state may promulgate reasonable rules for conducting bond elections where the election is not held at the same time as the general or primary election.