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WY Stat § 22-24-411 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-411 - Petitions; Verification.

22-24-411. Petitions; verification.| (a) Before a petition is filed, it shall be verified by the sponsor or circulator who personally circulated it. The verification shall be in affidavit form and shall state in substance that:  (i) The person signing the affidavit is a sponsor or an individual designated and qualified in accordance with W.S. 22-24-405 and is the only circulator of that petition;  (ii) The signatures on the petition were made in his presence; and  (iii) To the best of his knowledge, such signatures are those of the persons whose names they purport to be.  (b) In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the secretary of state shall not:  (i) Count signatures on petitions not properly verified;  (ii) Count signatures on a petition circulated by an individual who has been determined not to be a qualified circulator pursuant to W.S. 22-24-409 or by the secretary of state in accordance with rules of his office.
WY Stat § 22-24-412 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-412 - Petitions; Filing by Sponsors.

22-24-412. Petitions; filing by sponsors.| Petitions may be filed with the secretary of state if signed by a sufficient number of qualified registered voters as required by the Wyoming constitution. Petitions may be filed only within ninety (90) days after the adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was passed.
WY Stat § 22-24-413 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-413 - Petitions; Review by Secretary of State.

22-24-413. Petitions; review by secretary of state.| (a) Within not more than sixty (60) days of the date all petitions are filed, the secretary of state shall review the petitions and shall notify the committee of applicants whether the petitions were properly or improperly filed. The petitions shall be determined to be improperly filed if:  (i) There is an insufficient total number of signatures of qualified registered voters;  (ii) There is an insufficient number of signatures of qualified registered voters in at least two-thirds (2/3) of the counties of the state; or  (iii) The petitions for referendum were not filed within ninety (90) days after the adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was passed.
WY Stat § 22-24-414 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-414 - Ballot Proposition; Preparation and Contents.

22-24-414. Ballot proposition; preparation and contents.| If a sufficient number of qualified petitions are filed, the secretary of state, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall prepare a ballot proposition. The ballot proposition shall give a true and impartial summary of the referred act and shall make provision for approval and for disapproval thereof.
WY Stat § 22-24-415 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-415 - Ballot Proposition; Procedure for Placing on Ballot; Publication Requirements.

22-24-415. Ballot proposition; procedure for placing on ballot; publication requirements.| (a) Except as required under subsection (b) of this section, the same procedure for placing constitutional amendment questions on the ballot shall be used to place the referendum ballot proposition on the ballot.  (b) The ballot proposition for a referendum shall be published by the secretary of state in a newspaper of general circulation in the state in the newspaper edition immediately preceding the general election. Publication under this subsection shall contain the text of the referendum ballot and shall identify both a physical location and a web site address or other electronic location where the entire text of the referendum can be viewed.
WY Stat § 22-24-416 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-416 - Ballot Proposition; When Placed on Ballot.

22-24-416. Ballot proposition; when placed on ballot.| The ballot proposition for a referendum shall be placed on the election ballot of the first statewide general election held more than one hundred eighty (180) days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was passed.
WY Stat § 22-24-417 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-417 - Insufficiency of Application or Petition.

22-24-417. Insufficiency of application or petition.| A referendum submitted to the voters shall not be void because of the insufficiency of the application or petitions by which the submission was procured.
WY Stat § 22-24-418 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-418 - Action for Review of Determination.

22-24-418. Action for review of determination.| Any person aggrieved by any determination made under this article, by the secretary of state or by the attorney general, may bring an action in the district court of Laramie county to have the determination reviewed by filing application within thirty (30) days of the date on which notice of the determination was given.
WY Stat § 22-24-419 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-419 - Penalties.

22-24-419. Penalties.| (a) Any person who signs a name other than his own on a petition for referendum, or who knowingly signs his name more than once for the same proposition at one (1) election, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.  (b) Any member of the committee of applicants, sponsor or circulator who knowingly and willfully makes a false verification of the qualifications of a circulator pursuant to W.S. 22-24-405(a) or knowingly and willfully makes a false verification under W.S. 22-24-411, shall be guilty of false swearing and subject to the penalties provided by W.S. 22-26-101.
WY Stat § 22-24-420 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 24 - Initiative and Referendum|Article 4 - Referendum|Section 22-24-420 - Petitions; Payment for Signatures; Misrepresentation of Petition; Prohibition; Penalty.

22-24-420. Petitions; payment for signatures; misrepresentation of petition; prohibition; penalty.| (a) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 118, § 2.  (b) A circulator of a referendum petition or a person who causes the circulation of a referendum petition may not pay or offer to pay any compensation to another person for that person's signature on the referendum petition.  (c) A circulator of a referendum petition or a person who causes the circulation of a referendum petition shall not collect another person's signature on the petition by knowingly making a false statement with respect to or otherwise misrepresenting the referred act contained within the referendum petition. A violation of this subsection is subject to the penalty imposed under W.S. 22-24-419(a).
WY Stat § 22-29-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-101 - Short Title.

22-29-101. Short title.| This chapter may be cited as the "Special District Elections Act of 1994."
WY Stat § 22-29-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-102 - Definitions.

22-29-102. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Director" or "district director" means a voting member of the governing body of a special district, regardless of what title is used in the principal act;  (ii) "Principal act" means the statutes under which a special district listed under W.S. 22-29-103(a) can be formed or is operating;  (iii) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in this state as designated in W.S. 8-4-101;  (iv) "This act" means W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-601.
WY Stat § 22-29-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-104 - Definitions When Principal Act Is Silent.

22-29-104. Definitions when principal act is silent.| (a) When used in a principal act, the following definitions apply, unless the term is otherwise specifically defined in that principal act:  (i) "Elector" means a qualified elector;  (A) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (C) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (D) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (E) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (F) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (ii) "Landowner" means a person holding record fee title to real property within the district or proposed district or a person obligated to pay general property taxes under a contract to purchase real property within the district or proposed district. It does not include a person who owns only personal property even though such personal property may be subject to levy. As used in this paragraph, "person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity owning land in the district provided the individual who signs the petition for a corporation, partnership or association presents the election judge with a written authorization to sign for the corporation, partnership or association;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (iv) "Property owner" means a landowner;  (v) "Qualified elector" means a natural person who:  (A) Is a citizen of the United States;  (B) Is a bona fide resident of the district or proposed district;  (C) Will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the election at which he may offer to vote;  (D) Is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent;  (E) Has not been convicted of a felony, or, if so convicted, has had his civil or voting rights restored; and  (F) Has registered to vote.  (vi) "Resident" or "residence" means as defined in the Wyoming Election Code;  (vii) "Voter" means a qualified elector;  (viii) "Written authorization" means an affidavit filed with the county clerk setting forth a general legal description of the property owned, the street or common name address for the property, the name or names of all owners of the property described, and a statement that the person signing the written authorization is the only person having authority to act on behalf of the owner or owners of the property.
WY Stat § 22-29-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-105 - Petitions; Number of Signatures Required; Contents of Formation Petition.

22-29-105. Petitions; number of signatures required; contents of formation petition.| (a) A petition to form a special district shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the landowners owning at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within the area proposed to be established as a special district in one (1) or more counties or any part of a county, as shown by the assessment records of the property in said area.  (b) A petition for enlargement of a district shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within the area proposed to be included. If there are no voters within an area proposed to be included in a district, an enlargement petition shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the landowners owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within the area proposed to be included.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (c) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within each of the districts proposed to be included.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (d) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within the district.  (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (e) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (f) The petition for formation shall state:  (i) The proposed name for the district;  (ii) The boundaries of the district, including a map, and describe the lands situated therein with particularity;  (iii) A request that a district be formed under a principal act and pursuant to this act;  (iv) Describe generally the purpose of the proposed district and the services to be provided, acquired, operated or constructed;  (v) In detail, the proposed method for financing improvements or services to be provided within the first year of operation after formation;  (vi) The number and names of persons willing to serve, or apply for election, as the initial board of directors of the district as required by the principal act;  (vii) Who shall be responsible for the costs associated with formation.
WY Stat § 22-29-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-106 - Requirements for Signers of Petition; Signer's Withdrawal Prohibited; Chief Petitioners Designated.

22-29-106. Requirements for signers of petition; signer's withdrawal prohibited; chief petitioners designated.| (a) This section applies to petitions authorized under a principal act or this act. Each person who signs a petition shall add after the signature the date of signing. If a person is signing the petition as an elector, the person shall add after his signature the person's date of birth and place of residence, giving street and number or a designation sufficient to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained. If the signer is signing the petition as a landowner, the number of acres of land owned by the signer and the name of the county whose assessment roll is used for the purpose of determining the signer's right to vote shall be stated in the body of the petition or indicated opposite the signature. If the signer is a legal representative of the owner, the signature shall be accompanied by the signer's written authorization to sign as a legal representative.  (b) After a petition has been offered for filing, a person may not withdraw his name therefrom.  (c) A petition shall designate not more than three (3) persons as chief petitioners, setting forth their names and mailing addresses. A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts.  (d) The secretary of state shall, after consultation with the county clerks, develop uniform petition forms which shall be used by special districts.
WY Stat § 22-29-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-107 - Requirements of Filing Petition; Validity and Certification of Signatures.

22-29-107. Requirements of filing petition; validity and certification of signatures.| (a) A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within six (6) months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed. Petitions required to be filed with the county commissioners shall be filed with the county clerk. Petitions required to be filed with the district board shall be filed with the secretary of the district board. It is not necessary to offer all counterparts of a petition for filing at the same time, but all counterparts when certified as provided by subsection (c) of this section shall be filed at the same time.  (b) Within ten (10) business days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county clerk or district secretary, as the case may be, shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. If the requisite number of qualified signers have signed the petition, the county clerk or district secretary shall file the petition. If the requisite number have not signed, the county clerk or district secretary shall so notify the chief petitioners and may return the petition to the petitioners.  (c) A petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county clerk or the district secretary is attached thereto certifying that the county clerk or district secretary has verified the qualifications of the signers with the appropriate records, that the county clerk or district secretary has ascertained therefrom the number of qualified signers appearing on the petition, and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers.  (d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.
WY Stat § 22-29-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-108 - Method of Determining Validity of Landowner Signatures.

22-29-108. Method of determining validity of landowner signatures.| (a) In examining any petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, the county clerk or district secretary shall disregard the signature of a person not shown as owner on the assessment roll unless prior to certification the secretary or county clerk is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the county clerk or district secretary, that the signer:  (i) Is a legal representative of the owner;  (ii) Is entitled to be shown as owner of land on the assessment roll; or  (iii) Is a purchaser under a contract to purchase real property.
WY Stat § 22-29-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-110 - County Clerk to Publish Proclamation; Filing Period.

22-29-110. County clerk to publish proclamation; filing period.| (a) Between one hundred one (101) and ninety-one (91) days before an organizational election held in conjunction with a primary or other August election, between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before an organizational election held in conjunction with a May, general, November or mail ballot election held at any other time, the county clerk shall publish at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which all or part of the proposed district is situated a proclamation setting forth the date of the election, what county clerk is the filing officer, the question of formation, what offices are to be filled including the terms of the offices, the filing period for the offices and other pertinent election information. Minor errors in the proclamation shall not invalidate the forthcoming election.  (b) Between ninety-six (96) and eighty-one (81) days before a formation election held in conjunction with a primary or other August election, between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before a formation election held in conjunction with a May, general, November or mail ballot election held at any other time, candidates may file an application for election in the office of the county clerk. The principal act shall determine who is eligible to be a candidate. The application shall be in substantially the following form:  APPLICATION FOR ELECTION   SPECIAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR  I, the undersigned, swear or affirm that I was born on ...., (year); that I have been a resident of .... district since ...., residing at ....; that I am an elector or landowner (check which one for eligibility) of said district and I do hereby request that my name, ...., be printed on the ballot of the formation (or other) election to be held on .... day of ...., (year) as a candidate for the office of director for a term of .... years. I hereby declare that if I am elected, I will qualify for the office.  Dated ....  Signature of Candidate  (c) The county clerk shall publish a sample ballot with the question of formation and candidates for directors together with any other ballot proposition at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which all or part of the proposed district is located, at least ten (10) business days prior to the election.  (d) No petitions for nomination shall be required in any election for district director. Any eligible person wishing to run for a special district office shall file an application for election as specified in subsection (b) of this section.  (e) A county clerk receiving an application for election shall determine whether the person seeking election is an eligible candidate.
WY Stat § 22-29-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 22-29-111 - Formation and Initial Director Election.

22-29-111. Formation and initial director election.| (a) The electors shall vote on the formation of the district and for the initial directors. Votes for write-in candidates for director shall be permitted.  (b) The election shall be conducted under the direction of the county clerk and shall be at the expense of the sponsors of the proposed district. The sponsors may apply to the county for financial help under W.S. 22-29-113(c). If the proposed district is approved, and upon request of the sponsors or the county commissioners the special district shall reimburse the cost of the election.  (c) The formation of the district is approved if a majority of the votes cast on the proposition vote "for" formation.  (d) The county clerk shall conduct the election in accordance with W.S. 22-29-113 through 22-29-116.  (e) An elector casting a ballot may vote for any director candidate or other questions relating to the district, regardless of whether he voted against formation.  (f) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (g) If the proposition to form the district fails, the director candidacy questions are null and void.  (h) If the formation question is approved, the county clerk shall send written notice of the formation to the public funds division of the department of audit within ten (10) business days of the canvass.