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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-119 - Qualified Elector May Vote; Acceptable Identification Requirement; Provisional Ballots.

22-2-119. Qualified elector may vote; acceptable identification requirement; provisional ballots.
Except as specifically provided otherwise, a person may vote only if the person is a qualified elector, only in the precinct in which the person resides and, if voting in person, only if the person presents acceptable identification immediately before voting at the polling place or absentee polling place. If a person is unable to present acceptable identification immediately before voting at the polling place or absentee polling place, the person may vote by provisional ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-15-105.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-121 - Chief Election Officer to Prepare Forms; Rules; Advice.

22-2-121. Chief election officer to prepare forms; rules; advice.
(a) In carrying out his responsibilities under title 22, the secretary of state shall prepare:
(i) Written directives and instructions relating to and based on the election laws;
(ii) Sample copies of prescribed and suggested forms;
(iii) Advice or request from the attorney general's office advisory opinions on the effect of election laws and their application, operation and interpretation.
(b) The secretary of state shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to maintain uniform voting and vote counting procedures and orderly voting.
(c) The secretary of state shall have the authority to issue a directive to the county election officers necessary to ensure voter registration and elector participation when a uniformed services or emergency personnel elector could not otherwise vote.
(d) The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, including a state-based administrative complaint procedure, which shall not be subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(e) The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-84, and shall have the authority to issue directives to county election officers necessary to ensure compliance with the act. Directives authorized under this subsection may include:
(i) That ballots be available for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters forty-five (45) days prior to the election;
(ii) How ballots are to be transmitted electronically;
(iii) How returned ballots shall be tabulated; and
(iv) What information shall be provided to Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters.
(f) The secretary of state shall have the authority to issue directives to county election officers necessary to ensure the proper conduct of elections, including voter registration and elector participation when there is a declared natural disaster or other impending or declared emergency which interferes with an election.
(g) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations that allow for the counting of ballots at a central counting center. The rules shall specify procedures for delivering ballots to the central counting center.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-122 - State and Federal Share of Qualified Election Expenses; Election Readiness Account.

22-2-122. State and federal share of qualified election expenses; election readiness account.
(a) There is created the election readiness account. The account shall consist of federal funds received by the state of Wyoming from the federal election assistance commission's 2018 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security fund and any state appropriations authorized by the legislature. Funds in the account shall be subject to appropriation. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, earnings from the funds in the account shall be credited to the account and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.
(b) Funds in the account shall only be used for replacement and maintenance of voting systems and other ongoing election costs as allowed by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Disbursements and expenditures from the account shall be made at the discretion of the secretary of state in consultation with the county clerks.
(c) Commencing in 2019, and annually thereafter, the secretary of state shall document disbursements and expenditures from the account. No later than November 15 of each year, the secretary of state shall report any disbursements and expenditures from the account to the joint appropriations committee, the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee and the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-101 - When Required; Prior Registration in Effect.

22-3-101. When required; prior registration in effect.
(a) Registration is required before a person may vote.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(b) Any voter legally registered prior to May 25, 1973, is considered registered under the Election Code enacted in 1973.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-102 - Qualifications; Temporary Registration.

22-3-102. Qualifications; temporary registration.
(a) A person may register to vote not less than fourteen (14) days before an election, at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii) or as provided by W.S. 22-3-117, who satisfies the following qualifications:
(i) He is a citizen of the United States;
(ii) He will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the next general election provided he shall not be permitted to vote until he has attained the age of eighteen (18);
(iii) He is a bona fide resident of Wyoming as determined in accordance with W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxx);
(iv) He is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent;
(v) He has not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted has had his civil or voting rights restored.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, 4.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(d) An absent uniformed services or an overseas citizen voter who is qualified to register by mail, to request an absentee ballot, and to vote in Wyoming is entitled to register by mail annually using the Federal Postcard Application for the purpose of voting in any election during the calendar year for which the voter registered. The voter's name shall not appear on the permanent official registry list until the voter has registered as provided in W.S. 22-3-103 and 22-3-104.
(e) The secretary of state is authorized to provide for the verification of certain voter registration data in accordance with the following:
(i) The secretary of state and the director of the department of transportation shall enter into an agreement to match voter registration data with information maintained by the department regarding driver's licenses, in order to verify the information provided on applications for voter registration;
(ii) The secretary of state and the attorney general shall enter into an agreement to compare data in the voter registration system with information maintained by the division of criminal investigation regarding state felony convictions in order to deny voter registration to, and remove from voter registration lists, individuals who are not qualified electors;
(iii) The secretary of state and the director of the department of health shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with death records in the office of vital records services within the department of health in order to remove names of deceased individuals from voter registration lists;
(iv) The secretary of state, the state board of parole and the department of corrections shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with records regarding restoration of voting rights maintained by the state board of parole or the department of corrections in order to verify voter qualifications;
(v) The secretary of state and the supreme court shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with other records in order to generate jury lists.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-103 - Furnishing of Oath Forms; Contents Thereof.

22-3-103. Furnishing of oath forms; contents thereof.
(a) The county clerk shall furnish voter registration oath forms to registry agents which forms shall require the following voter information from the applicant:
(i) His full legal name;
(ii) His current residence address or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming;
(iii) His postal address if different from his residence address;
(iv) His date of birth;
(v) Acceptable identification as defined pursuant to W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxxix);
(vi) Either:
(A) The applicant's Wyoming driver's license number, or if the applicant has no current, valid Wyoming driver's license, a statement to that effect and the last four (4) digits of the applicant's social security number, or if the applicant has neither, a statement to that effect; or
(B) A tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone tribe of Wyoming, the Northern Arapaho tribe of Wyoming or other federally recognized Indian tribe that contains the applicant's Wyoming driver's license number, if the applicant has a Wyoming driver's license, and the last four (4) digits of the applicant's social security number.
(vii) His political party affiliation, if any.
(viii) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 3, 3.
(b) Following the provision of the information required in subsection (a) of this section, the form shall require the applicant's signature in full below the following oath:
I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States; that I am a bona fide resident of the state of Wyoming and this county; that if registered in another county or state, I hereby request that my registration be withdrawn; that I will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on or before the next election; that I am not currently adjudicated a mentally incompetent person, that I have not been convicted of a felony, or if I have been convicted of a felony, I have had my civil or voting rights restored by a competent authority; and that the voter registration information contained herein is true and accurate to my best knowledge and belief.
.... (Signature in full of applicant)
Subscribed and affirmed or sworn to before me by .... this .... day of ...., (year).
.... (Signature and title of registry agent
or person authorized to administer oaths)
(c) Persons in the uniformed services and overseas citizens, as specified in W.S. 22-3-117, shall swear or affirm to the oath under the penalty of perjury. The oath does not require the signature of an oath-taking officer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-104 - Methods of Verification; Signing Oath; Time for Proving Eligibility; Registration Locations.

22-3-104. Methods of verification; signing oath; time for proving eligibility; registration locations.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, 4.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, 4.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(d) An applicant may only register to vote in person or by mail at which time he shall provide the information required by W.S. 22-3-103(a) and sign the registration oath as required by W.S. 22-3-103(b).
(i) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(f) A person shall be registered to vote as follows:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, 2.
(ii) Registration is effective:
(A) At the polls for the purpose of voting. Upon verification of the information, the voter shall continue to be registered. Upon failure of verification, the voter's registration shall be revoked in accordance with W.S. 22-3-105;
(B) For registration, other than at the polls, after the voter registration information has been entered onto the voter registration system and verified.
(g) On election day, applicants attempting to register who lack the proof required under this section shall be offered provisional ballots in accordance with W.S. 22-15-105 and permitted until the close of business on the day following the election to present documentation to the county clerk establishing their eligibility to register and to vote in the precinct.
(h) An applicant may register to vote in person:
(i) In his proper polling place at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii); or
(ii) In the office of the county clerk or city clerk in the principal office building of the county or city in the presence of the registry agent.
(j) A county or city clerk may establish and maintain registration facilities in a public area owned or occupied by a political subdivision or governmental institution, agency or entity, after giving not less than two (2) days notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and by posting such notice in such clerk's office. The requirements of subsection (h) of this section regarding the place of registration shall not apply to a person registering in accordance with this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-105 - Investigation of Voter Qualifications; Striking Names From Registry; Criteria; Notice; Appeal.

22-3-105. Investigation of voter qualifications; striking names from registry; criteria; notice; appeal.
(a) The county clerk may investigate the qualifications of any voter registration, when he has reasonable cause to believe that the voter may be unqualified. The county clerk shall, after a thorough investigation, strike from the voter registration lists the name of any person who is not qualified to be registered.
(b) Among the criteria the county clerk may use in determining the qualifications of any person to be registered are the following:
(i) Location of dwelling of registrant and family;
(ii) Occupation and location of employment;
(iii) Location of vehicle registration;
(iv) Wyoming driver's license or tribal identification card that meets the requirements of W.S. 22-3-103(a)(vi)(B);
(v) Property owned;
(vi) Any other residency qualifications either provided by law or deemed reasonable by the clerk to render a judicious determination.
(c) The clerk shall give immediate written notice by certified return receipt mail to any person who is denied registration.
(d) Any person who is denied registration has the right to appeal to a circuit court within the county or to the district court within five (5) days of the date of the notification. The appellant shall not be required to obtain legal counsel for any such appeal.
(e) The court shall hear and decide any such appeal within five (5) days from the date the appeal is received.
(f) The provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act are not applicable to voter registration appeals.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-106 - Request for Voter Registration Withdrawal; Form.

22-3-106. Request for voter registration withdrawal; form.
If a voter registration applicant affirms that he is registered in another county or state, the registry agent shall require that the applicant make a written withdrawal of voter registration from another county or state on the Wyoming registration application.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-108 - Official Registry List Information.

22-3-108. Official registry list information.
(a) The official registry list shall contain at least the following information as to each registered elector:
(i) Name in full;
(ii) Residence by street number and name, if any;
(iii) Voting district and precinct numbers;
(iv) Party affiliation, if declared;
(v) House and senate district numbers;
(vi) Date of birth;
(vii) The elector's Wyoming driver's license number, or if the elector has no Wyoming driver's license, one (1) of the following unique identifying numbers:
(A) The last four (4) digits of the elector's social security number, or if the elector also has no social security number;
(B) A unique identifying number generated by the state.
(viii) A unique identifying number generated by the state;
(ix) Information relating to absentee ballot status; and
(x) Date of registration.
(b) The official registry list may contain the following information as to each registered elector:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, 4.
(ii) County of residence;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 67, .
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, 4.
(v) Name of municipal corporation of residence, if any;
(vi) Number of school district of residence;
(vii) Mailing address;
(viii) Gender; and
(ix) Telephone number, if any.
(c) The county clerk may maintain within the election records the social security numbers of registered electors for identification purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-109 - Certification and Transmittal of Poll Lists; Posting of Registry Lists.

22-3-109. Certification and transmittal of poll lists; posting of registry lists.
(a) Not less than ten (10) days before any election, the county clerk shall certify and transmit to the officer in charge of each election at his request the necessary poll lists for the precincts or areas involved in the election. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the primary and general elections the county clerks shall upon request deliver up to three (3) poll lists for each precinct in the county to the county chairman of each political party in the respective counties.
(b) The county clerk shall publicly post in a prominent place at the county courthouse one (1) copy of the registry list for each precinct.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-110 - Expense of Preparing Poll Lists.

22-3-110. Expense of preparing poll lists.
The expense of preparing poll lists required by law to be provided by the county clerk in combined statewide political subdivision elections, shall be shared on an equitable basis by the governmental entities participating in the election. The expense of preparing other poll lists shall be paid by the entity holding the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-111 - Preparation and Contents of Pollbooks.

22-3-111. Preparation and contents of pollbooks.
(a) The county clerk shall prepare the necessary pollbooks for statewide and political subdivision elections held on the same date. The pollbooks shall contain the poll lists.
(b) Pollbooks shall be prepared for special district elections by the officials in charge of such elections. The county clerk shall furnish poll lists as required and requested by such officials.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-113 - Disposition of Pollbooks After Polls Close.

22-3-113. Disposition of pollbooks after polls close.
(a) After the polls are closed, judges of the election shall make printed pollbooks agree and shall return one (1) pollbook to the county clerk.
(b) When electronic pollbooks are used, they shall be returned to the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-114 - Notification by Registered Elector of Name or Address Change.

22-3-114. Notification by registered elector of name or address change.
A registered elector who changes his name or changes his residence from one address to another within the same county shall notify the county clerk of the change, including in the notification the name, address, precinct and social security number (optional) under which registered and the nature of the change.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-115 - Grounds for Cancellation of Registration.

22-3-115. Grounds for cancellation of registration.
(a) A registered elector's registration shall be cancelled for any one (1) of the following reasons:
(i) Failure to vote in any general election;
(ii) Death;
(iii) Removal of residence from the county or state more than thirty (30) days prior to an election;
(iv) Disqualification to vote;
(v) Receipt of notification that the elector has registered to vote in another jurisdiction;
(vi) Upon written request of the elector at any time except for the period for which party changes are prohibited as specified in W.S. 22-5-214.
(b) A registered elector's registration shall not be cancelled if the elector in any general election requested an absentee ballot which was rejected.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-116 - Notice of Intent to Cancel Registration.

22-3-116. Notice of intent to cancel registration.
When the county clerk has information that a registration should be cancelled, he shall mail a notice of intent to cancel to the elector at his address on the registry list stating the reason for cancellation. The notice shall state that cancellation shall occur within twenty (20) days unless the elector asks that his name remain on the registry list. A copy of the notice of cancellation shall be retained by the county clerk for three (3) years. A notice is not required if the clerk has received a receipt of notification that the elector has registered to vote in another jurisdiction or if the elector requested cancellation in writing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section 22-3-118 - Proof of Identity.

22-3-118. Proof of identity.
(a) Unless a voter is challenged pursuant to W.S. 22-15-101 through 22-15-109, and except as provided in W.S. 22-9-104(a)(vi) for an absentee ballot obtained in person by the elector, no identification shall be required when:
(i) Voting by absentee ballot after having registered in person; or
(ii) Voting by absentee ballot after having registered by mail and having submitted a copy of the person's acceptable identification, as set forth in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(A), at the time of registration.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, 2.
(d) Voters who are challenged and are unable to provide the required proof of identity shall be offered provisional ballots in accordance with W.S. 22-15-105 and permitted until the close of business on the day following the election to present documentation to the county clerk establishing their eligibility to vote.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to elections conducted pursuant to chapter 29 of this Election Code.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-101 - Application; Composition, Election and Qualifications of County Central Committees; Certificate of Election.

22-4-101. Application; composition, election and qualifications of county central committees; certificate of election.
(a) This article is applicable only to "major political parties".
(b) The county central committee of each political party consists of precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected in the county at the regular biennial primary election. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each political party in each precinct shall elect one (1) committeeman and one (1) committeewoman for each two hundred fifty (250) votes or major fraction thereof cast for the party's candidate for representative in congress in the last general election, but provided that no precinct shall be entitled to less than one (1) precinct committeeman and precinct committeewoman. Precinct committeemen and committeewomen shall be electors registered in the party and resident in the precinct. If a precinct boundary line is changed for any reason, the county commissioners shall determine the number of precinct committeemen and committeewomen to which the affected precinct is entitled.
(c) In any general election year in which a new plan of legislative districts is required, the number of precinct committeemen and committeewomen shall be one (1) committeeman and one (1) committeewoman for each two hundred fifty (250) votes or major fraction thereof of voters registered in that political party at the time election districts are adopted by the county commissioners as provided in W.S. 22-7-101, provided that no precinct shall be entitled to less than one (1) precinct committeeman and precinct committeewoman.
(d) No later than forty-five (45) days after the date of the primary election, the county canvassing board or a canvassing board appointed by the county clerk consisting of two (2) electors and the county clerk, shall provide to each county chairman the certified election results for precinct committeemen and committeewomen and a list of persons who received write-in votes for precinct committeemen or committeewomen.
(e) The term of office for all precinct committeemen and committeewomen shall be two (2) years and shall begin on the first Monday in January of the year following their election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-103 - County Central Committee Vacancies.

22-4-103. County central committee vacancies.
A vacancy in the county central committee shall occur in the case of death, resignation, failure of a qualified candidate to be elected to a precinct committeeman or committeewoman position, or removal of residence from the precinct. A vacancy shall be filled by the county central committee by election of a registered elector resident in the precinct in which the vacancy exists and registered in the party or as provided by the party bylaws.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-104 - County Central Committee Organizational Meeting; Notice of Meetings.

22-4-104. County central committee organizational meeting; notice of meetings.
The county central committee shall meet and organize under the direction of the county chairman at the time and place determined by the county chairman within thirty (30) days after the term of its members begins. The county chairman shall also publish a notice of all meetings of the county central committee in a newspaper of general county circulation not less than two (2) days prior to a meeting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-105 - County Central Committee Odd Year Meeting; Notice; Election of Chairman, State Committeeman and Committeewoman.

22-4-105. County central committee odd year meeting; notice; election of chairman, state committeeman and committeewoman.
The county central committee shall meet at the county seat each odd-numbered year at a time and place determined by the county chairman. The county chairman shall publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the county not less than ten (10) days before this meeting. At the meeting, the county central committee shall elect the chairman of the county central committee, one (1) state committeeman and one (1) state committeewoman and other offices as provided by the party bylaws. A state political party may provide in its rules for the election of additional state committeemen and additional state committeewomen. Neither the chairman, state committeeman or state committeewoman need be members of the county central committee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-108 - Delegates and Alternates to State Convention; County Platform.

22-4-108. Delegates and alternates to state convention; county platform.
The county convention shall elect from electors resident in the county and registered in the party delegates and alternates to the state convention as apportioned by the rules of the party. The county convention may also adopt a county platform.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-109 - Notice to State Chairman of State Committeeman and Committeewoman.

22-4-109. Notice to state chairman of state committeeman and committeewoman.
The county chairman shall immediately notify the state chairman in writing of the names and addresses of persons elected to the offices of state committeeman and committeewoman.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-110 - Composition of State Central Committee.

22-4-110. Composition of state central committee.
The state central committee consists of state committeemen and committeewomen and county chairmen elected at the odd-numbered year meeting of the county central committees, and of any other party officials provided by the bylaws of the party.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-111 - State Central Committee Organizational Meeting; Notice.

22-4-111. State central committee organizational meeting; notice.
The state central committee shall hold an organizational meeting in odd-numbered years, at which it shall elect from electors registered in the party a chairman, secretary and other officers as provided in the rules of the party. The state chairman shall mail notice of the time and place of this meeting to each member of the committee not later than ten (10) days before the meeting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-112 - State Committeeman or Committeewoman Vacancies.

22-4-112. State committeeman or committeewoman vacancies.
A vacancy in the office of state committeeman or committeewoman occurring by death, resignation or removal of residence from the county shall be filled by the county central committee of the county in which the vacancy occurs within thirty (30) days of such vacancy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-113 - Delegation of Functions to Subcommittees.

22-4-113. Delegation of functions to subcommittees.
The state and county central committees may delegate any lawful function to a subcommittee by majority resolution consistent with party rules, except election of its officers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-114 - Representation by Proxy; Qualifications.

22-4-114. Representation by proxy; qualifications.
A member of a political committee or subcommittee may be represented at any meeting of the committee or subcommittee by written proxy. A person holding a proxy must be a resident of the same political subdivision as the member he represents. No person shall be allowed to vote more than two (2) proxies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-116 - Calling of State Convention; Contents of Notice.

22-4-116. Calling of state convention; contents of notice.
The state chairman shall call a state convention by filing notice in the office of the secretary of state and of each county clerk not later than twenty (20) days before the convention. The notice shall state the total number of delegates and alternates, and the number of delegates to which each county is entitled.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-117 - State Convention Members.

22-4-117. State convention members.
Members of the state convention are the delegates or their alternates chosen by the county conventions, and the delegates or their alternates chosen at large by the youth organizations of the political parties in accordance with rules of their respective party.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-118 - State Convention Powers and Duties.

22-4-118. State convention powers and duties.
(a) The state convention has the following powers and duties:
(i) To nominate electors of president and vice-president of the United States;
(ii) To elect national committeemen and committeewomen;
(iii) To adopt a platform;
(iv) To select delegates and alternates to national nominating conventions;
(v) To formulate or change the rules governing the internal organizations of the party which rules must include:
(A) The time, place, manner of election and terms of office of party officers not provided by statute;
(B) The method of apportioning delegates and alternates to the state convention to each county;
(C) The method of selecting delegates and alternates to the national convention;
(D) The name, powers and duties of any standing committee of the state central committee and the state convention;
(E) Rules of conduct for county and state conventions;
(F) Powers and duties delegated to county and state committees.
(vi) To conduct such other business as it deems necessary or proper.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-119 - Certification and Filing of Rules and Bylaws.

22-4-119. Certification and filing of rules and bylaws.
(a) The county party chairman and party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the county central committee and file them with the county clerk within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the county central committee meeting.
(b) The state party chairman and party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the state convention and file them with the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the state convention.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 1 - Major Political Parties › Section 22-4-120 - Certification of Presidential Elector Nominees and Party Officers.

22-4-120. Certification of presidential elector nominees and party officers.
The state party chairman and party secretary shall certify the names of nominees for presidential electors and the names of the state and county party officers elected or appointed to the secretary of state immediately after their selection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 3 - Minor Political Parties › Section 22-4-302 - Composition and Qualifications of Minor Party Offices.

22-4-302. Composition and qualifications of minor party offices.
Each minor party shall provide for a sufficient number of officers to govern the party and shall have at least a state party chairman and a state party secretary. Each officer shall be a registered elector in the party. Officers shall be elected or appointed in accordance with party rules and bylaws.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 3 - Minor Political Parties › Section 22-4-304 - Certification of Candidates; Fees.

22-4-304. Certification of candidates; fees.
(a) The chairman and secretary of the state political convention shall certify to the secretary of state the names of its party's nominees for United States senator, United States representative, all elective state offices and legislative offices.
(b) The chairman and secretary of the state or county political convention shall certify to the county clerk the names of its party's nominees for elected county offices and office of the district attorney.
(c) The names certified to the secretary of state or the county clerk shall be filed no later than the day before the primary election.
(d) Persons certified as nominees shall be members of that party, as shown by their affidavits of registration, at the time their names are certified to the secretary of state or the county clerk.
(e) Each certification made under this section shall be accompanied by the same application and fee required for the same office of a candidate seeking nomination by primary election. A certification not accompanied by the application and fee is not valid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 3 - Minor Political Parties › Section 22-4-305 - Certification and Filing of Rules and Bylaws.

22-4-305. Certification and filing of rules and bylaws.
The state party chairman and state party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the state convention and file them with the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the state convention.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 3 - Minor Political Parties › Section 22-4-306 - Certification of Presidential Elector Nominees and Party Officers.

22-4-306. Certification of presidential elector nominees and party officers.
The state party chairman and state party secretary shall certify the names of nominees for presidential electors and the name of the state and county party officers elected to the secretary of state immediately after the state convention.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 3 - Minor Political Parties › Section 22-4-307 - Calling of State Convention, Contents of Notice.

22-4-307. Calling of state convention, contents of notice.
The state chairman shall call a state convention by filing notice in the office of the secretary of state and of each county clerk not later than twenty (20) days before the convention. The notice shall state the eligibility requirements for voting at the convention.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 4 - Formation of New Provisional Parties › Section 22-4-402 - Petition; Form; Validity.

22-4-402. Petition; form; validity.
(a) Any group of persons desiring to form a new political party within this state shall file a petition with the secretary of state not later than June 1 in any general election year in which the party seeks to qualify for the general election ballot.
(b) The petition shall be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation and shall conform in substance to the following:
PETITION FOR FORMATION
OF A POLITICAL PARTY
I know the contents of this petition including the names of the provisional party officers and request that the ________ party be printed on the ballot for the next general election. I am a registered elector for the next primary and general election. (This statement shall appear at the head of each petition page.)
PROVISIONAL PARTY OFFICERS
NAME ADDRESS
CHAIRPERSON __________________________________________
TREASURER ____________________________________________
PETITIONERS
(Signature) (Printed Name)
(Residence) (Date)
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
VERIFICATION BY CIRCULATORS
I, ...., do hereby certify that I am a circulator of this petition, and I solely and personally circulated this petition, that all the signatures appearing herein were made in my presence from ....(month) ....(day), ....(year) through ....(month) ....(day), ....(year), and to the best of my knowledge and belief such signatures are those of the persons whose names they purport to be.
.... (signature)
.... (residence address)
(c) The name of the party printed on the petition shall consist of not more than two (2) words and shall not be identical to, nor similar to, the name of any existing qualified political party as determined by the secretary of state, nor to the word "independent".
(d) To be valid, a petition shall contain the names and signatures of registered electors equal in number to not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for the office of United States house of representatives in the last general election.
(e) The petition shall be circulated no earlier than April 1 of the year preceding the general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 4 - Formation of New Provisional Parties › Section 22-4-403 - Circulation of Petition; Requirements.

22-4-403. Circulation of petition; requirements.
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. An elector signing the petition shall also list his name, residence and the date after his signature, as provided on the petition form in W.S. 22-4-402(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 4 - Formation of New Provisional Parties › Section 22-4-405 - Verification of Signatures on Petition.

22-4-405. Verification of signatures on petition.
The secretary of state shall determine from the official list of registered electors whether sufficient valid signatures have been obtained on petitions filed with the secretary of state's office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 4 - Political Parties › Article 4 - Formation of New Provisional Parties › Section 22-4-406 - Officers and Nominating Procedures.

22-4-406. Officers and nominating procedures.
A provisional party shall be subject to W.S. 22-4-302 through 22-4-307. Under no circumstances shall a provisional party nominate by the primary election process.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-5-101 - How Candidates Nominated.

22-5-101. How candidates nominated.
Nominations of candidates for all offices filled at a general election, except school and community college district offices and special district offices, may be made by primary election, by petition for nomination as an independent candidate as provided in W.S. 22-5-301 through 22-5-308 or by convention as provided in W.S. 22-4-303 and 22-4-406.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-5-102 - Eligibility to Be a Candidate for State Legislature; Residency.

22-5-102. Eligibility to be a candidate for state legislature; residency.
(a) For the purpose of meeting residency requirements of the Wyoming constitution, a person shall not be a candidate for the state legislature from a legislative district unless he has been a resident of that legislative district for at least one (1) year next preceding his election. In any general election year in which a plan of legislative districts is required but has not been enacted into law at least one (1) year prior to the applicable filing periods, a person may be a candidate for the state legislature from a legislative district if he:
(i) Is a resident of the legislative district on the date he files an application under W.S. 22-5-204 or a petition under W.S. 22-5-301; and
(ii) Has been a resident of a county for at least one (1) year next preceding his election in which any portion of that legislative district is located.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-5-103 - Limits on Ballot Access; State Offices.

22-5-103. Limits on ballot access; state offices.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Wyoming law, the secretary of state or other authorized official shall not certify the name of any person as the nominee or candidate for the office sought, nor shall that person be elected nor serve in that office if the following will occur:
(i) The person, by the end of the current term of office will have served, or but for resignation, would have served eight (8) or more years in any sixteen (16) year period in the office for which the candidate is seeking nomination or election, except, that any time served in that particular office prior to January 1, 1993, shall not be counted for purposes of this term limit. This provision shall apply to the office of governor.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 241, 1.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 241, 1.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-5-105 - Scope of Limitations.

22-5-105. Scope of limitations.
The term limits and ballot access restrictions set forth above shall apply only to the specific office referenced in which the person previously served. It is not the intent that this act preclude or prohibit a person from seeking nomination or election to any other office for which the referenced term limit or ballot access restriction is not applicable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-5-106 - Severability.

22-5-106. Severability.
If any part of this measure or the application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application, which reasonably can be given effect without the invalid provision or applications.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-202 - Major Political Party Participation; Separate Ballots; Same Time.

22-5-202. Major political party participation; separate ballots; same time.
Major political parties shall participate in the primary election and each shall have a separate party ballot. The primary election of major political parties shall be held at the same time and at the same polling places and shall be conducted by the same election officials.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-203 - Nonpartisan Judicial Offices; Separate Ballot; Same Time.

22-5-203. Nonpartisan judicial offices; separate ballot; same time.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, 2 and Chapter 94, 4.
(b) A separate ballot shall be used for the nonpartisan primary election which shall be held at the same time and at the same polling places and shall be conducted by the same election officials as the partisan primary election.