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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Election Districts and Precincts › Section 22-7-104 - Procedure Following Resolution Altering Precinct Area.

22-7-104. Procedure following resolution altering precinct area.
Within five (5) days after the adoption of a resolution dividing or consolidating a precinct, or changing a precinct boundary, the county clerk shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of state and to the county chairman of each political party and notify by mail all registered electors receiving a new precinct number.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-101 - Notice of Election Officials Needed; County Chairmen to Submit List of Names; Municipal Clerks List of Names Appointment.

22-8-101. Notice of election officials needed; county chairmen to submit list of names; municipal clerks list of names appointment.
(a) Not later than the third Tuesday of April in each general election year, each county clerk shall notify the county chairmen of the major and minor political parties in the county of the number of election judges and counting board members and alternates needed for the ensuing two (2) year term.
(b) Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each general election year the county chairman of each major and minor political party in each county may certify to the county clerk a list of registered electors residing in the county and affiliated with the party, and a list of persons who are at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all requirements for qualification as an elector, who are willing to serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board.
(c) Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each general election year municipal clerks may submit to the county clerk a list of registered electors, and a list of persons who are at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all requirements for qualification as an elector, residing in the municipality they represent who are willing to serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board.
(d) Not later than June 30, the county clerk on each general election year shall appoint judges of election and counting boards and alternates from lists submitted by the county chairmen of the major and minor political parties.
(e) If the list of nominees for judges of election and members of counting boards provided by the county chairman is insufficient, the county clerk shall consider the list submitted by the municipal clerks and may appoint any elector otherwise qualified to be a judge of election or a member of a counting board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-102 - Qualifications.

22-8-102. Qualifications.
Except as otherwise provided by this section, judges of election and members of counting boards shall be registered electors and shall be physically, morally and mentally competent to perform their duties. The county clerk may appoint persons who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to serve as judges of election or members of counting boards if such persons meet all other requirements for qualification of an elector. A judge of election shall not be a member of a counting board at the same election except as provided by W.S. 22-8-108(d).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-107 - Absentee Ballot Counting Boards.

22-8-107. Absentee ballot counting boards.
If the alternate procedure for counting absentee ballots described in W.S. 22-9-125 is used, at least three (3) judges shall be appointed as an absentee ballot counting board in the same manner as other election judges are appointed. These judges shall determine legality of absentee ballots and count absentee ballots or in the case of electronic voting systems, the ballots shall be counted at the designated counting center.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-108 - Appointment, Composition and Authority of Counting Boards; When Judges to Count.

22-8-108. Appointment, composition and authority of counting boards; when judges to count.
(a) The county clerk shall appoint a counting board for each paper ballot polling place casting more than three hundred (300) votes at the last general election, and may appoint a counting board in such a polling place in which one hundred fifty (150) or more such votes were cast at such election. A counting board shall have three (3) members or more to facilitate the counting of votes. No more than one (1) person under the age of eighteen (18) may be appointed as to each counting board.
(b) A counting board shall be appointed for each designated counting center in each county using an electronic voting system. The board shall consist of at least seven (7) members who shall be the county clerk or his designated deputy, and three (3) members of each major political party appointed by the county clerk. Additional members may be appointed by the county clerk if deemed necessary by the county clerk but equal major party membership shall be assured. No more than one (1) person under the age of eighteen (18) may be appointed as to each counting board.
(c) The counting board in a paper ballot polling place has no authority to act until polls are declared closed as provided in W.S. 22-13-117, except as provided in W.S. 22-9-125(d). A counting board in an electronic voting system counting center may commence preparing absentee ballots for counting at any time on election day, or before election day as provided in W.S. 22-9-125(d).
(d) For a polling place where a counting board need not be appointed, the judges of election shall count the votes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-110 - Notice of Appointment.

22-8-110. Notice of appointment.
The county clerk shall immediately mail a notice of appointment to each person selected to serve as a judge of election or a member of a counting board or alternate. The notice shall also state that attendance at the training school for election officials is required unless similar training is otherwise completed to the satisfaction of the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-111 - Acceptance of Appointment.

22-8-111. Acceptance of appointment.
With each notice of appointment delivered by the county clerk there shall be a form for acceptance of the appointment or notice that each appointee shall be required to notify the county clerk of acceptance. The county clerk shall state the date by which the appointee shall be required to notify the clerk of acceptance. Failure of an appointee to notify the county clerk of acceptance within the time allotted by the county clerk results in a vacancy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-112 - Filling Vacancies.

22-8-112. Filling vacancies.
(a) Any vacancy occurring prior to an election day shall be filled by the county clerk from the list of alternates. If no alternates exist, any elector who is qualified may be appointed. Any expedient method of notice of appointment to the county clerk and to the appointee may be used. Vacancies may be filled temporarily or for the term.
(b) If a judge is not present when polls open, or is unable to complete his duties, the vacancy shall be filled by a registered elector appointed by those judges present at the precinct polling place when the vacancy occurs and approved by the county clerk. If a member of a counting board is not present when the polls close, or is unable to complete his duties, the vacancy shall be filled by a registered elector appointed by those members of the counting board who are present.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-113 - Training Schools; Generally and Payment for Attending.

22-8-113. Training schools; generally and payment for attending.
Not later than four (4) days before the primary and general election, the county clerk under the direction of the secretary of state shall conduct a training school for judges of election and members of counting boards to provide instruction in the performance of their duties. The training school, which is also open to the public, shall be held at the times and places announced by the county clerk, and the secretary of state shall prescribe the minimum curriculum for the school. Additional schools may be held at the discretion of the county clerk. Unless training is otherwise provided to the satisfaction of the county clerk, all judges of election and members of counting boards are obligated to attend at least one (1) such school. All judges and members of the counting board shall be paid not less than ten dollars ($10.00) as determined by the board of county commissioners for attending a school.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-114 - Training Schools; Mileage Payment and Certificate.

22-8-114. Training schools; mileage payment and certificate.
Judges of election and members of counting boards and their alternates will be paid mileage in excess of five (5) miles at the rate authorized for county employees for attendance at training schools. The county clerk shall issue a certificate to all election officials and alternates who attend the school. This certificate expires two (2) years from the date of issue.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-115 - Oath for Election Officials.

22-8-115. Oath for election officials.
(a) An election official shall subscribe to this oath in writing before entering upon his duties at each election:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will impartially and to the best of my knowledge and ability perform the duties of my office. I will studiously endeavor to prevent all frauds, deceit and abuse in the application of the election laws of this state."
(b) The oath shall be taken before the county clerk, his deputy or a previously sworn judge of election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 8 - Judges of Election and Counting Boards › Section 22-8-116 - Compensation.

22-8-116. Compensation.
Judges of election and members of counting boards shall be compensated for services at a rate to be determined by the board of county commissioners at the June meeting and stated on the notice sent to each nominee. The rate shall be not less than the state minimum wage. Compensation shall begin one (1) hour before a member assumes his duties. The election official who delivers the returns shall receive additional compensation for necessary travel beyond ten (10) miles at the rate authorized for county employees. If a flat rate is paid, said sum shall not be less than the state hourly minimum wage multiplied by the number of hours the polls are open plus one (1) hour.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-101 - Duty to Assist Absent Electors to Vote.

22-9-101. Duty to assist absent electors to vote.
The state and county selective service boards, all military organizations, the adjutant general, citizens and officers of this state are charged with the duty of cooperation with election officials and absent electors to assist absent qualified electors to vote in all elections.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-102 - Who May Vote by Absentee Ballot.

22-9-102. Who may vote by absentee ballot.
(a) Any qualified elector may vote by absentee ballot.
(b) A qualified elector who leaves the state with the intent to make his residence elsewhere may vote by absentee ballot in Wyoming until he has met the residency requirement in his new state of residence.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-104 - How to Apply; Information Required.

22-9-104. How to apply; information required.
(a) A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot either in person, in writing, or by telephone, by furnishing the following information:
(i) Name in full, social security number (optional), date of birth, and current Wyoming residence address by street, city, county, and zip code or last Wyoming residence address and month and year of leaving Wyoming to live temporarily in another state or nation, if applicable;
(ii) The election for which the absentee ballot is requested;
(iii) If a primary election, the political party ballot if desired;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, 2.
(v) If not obtained in person by the elector, the address to which the absentee ballot is to be mailed or the name of the individual the elector designates in writing to deliver the ballot to the elector;
(vi) If obtained in person by the elector, the elector shall provide acceptable identification as provided in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(B).
(b) If the foregoing information is received other than in writing, the clerk receiving the same shall reduce it to writing.
(c) Request for a ballot may be made on behalf of an absentee qualified elector if the prescribed information is furnished.
(d) No organization or person on behalf of an organization shall obtain an absentee ballot for an elector.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-106 - Qualified Absentee Voter; Written Notification if Rejected.

22-9-106. Qualified absentee voter; written notification if rejected.
The clerk shall mark each completed absentee ballot application with the date of receipt. The clerk shall then determine if the applicant is properly qualified to vote. If the applicant is not entitled to vote, the clerk shall not issue a ballot to him and shall mark the application "rejected" and file it in a file separate from applications which are accepted. If an application is rejected, the clerk shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the reason for rejection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-107 - Delivering Ballots to Qualified Applicants.

22-9-107. Delivering ballots to qualified applicants.
If the clerk determines that the applicant is entitled to vote, he shall mark the application "Accepted" and shall, not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the election for applicants with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq., and not more than twenty-eight (28) days prior to the election for all other applicants or the individual designated by the applicant, distribute to the applicant, or the individual designated by the applicant, the absentee ballot or ballots requested, instructions for marking the ballot and the required envelopes for use in returning the ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-108 - Absentee Ballot Record; Information to Be Entered.

22-9-108. Absentee ballot record; information to be entered.
(a) For each election, the clerk shall keep an "Absentee Ballot Record" in which he shall enter the following information:
(i) The name, voter registration number and residence address of each absentee ballot applicant, and the ballots requested by each;
(ii) The date of receipt of each application;
(iii) Whether the application was accepted or rejected;
(iv) The applicant's district and precinct number;
(v) The name of the individual to whom the ballot was delivered or the address to which the ballot was mailed, the date of delivery or mailing, and the type of ballot or ballots delivered or mailed;
(vi) The date the completed ballot was received by the clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-109 - Form of Absentee Ballot.

22-9-109. Form of absentee ballot.
(a) The absentee ballot shall be in the same form prescribed by law for the official ballot or a reasonable printed reproduction of the prescribed form for electronic ballots.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, official absentee ballots for primary, general and special elections may be provided in an electronic format to voters with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-110 - Form of Absentee Ballot Envelopes; Distribution.

22-9-110. Form of absentee ballot envelopes; distribution.
(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form, and distribute to the clerks responsible for the respective elections a supply of the following official envelopes:
(i) The official inner ballot envelope for use in sealing and returning the completed absentee ballot;
(ii) The official outer envelope for use by the clerk in distributing absentee ballot materials.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-111 - Affidavit to Be Printed on Inner Envelope; Attestation.

22-9-111. Affidavit to be printed on inner envelope; attestation.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
(b) For all voters, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, an oath containing the following information and meeting the following requirements shall be printed on the reverse side of the inner ballot envelope:
(i) The elector's full name;
(ii) The elector's current residence address or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, 2.
(iv) Under the above information shall be the following:
(A) "I hereby swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am entitled to vote in the precinct at the next election and that I have not voted and will not vote again in this election, and that the above information is true and correct.
....(Date)
....(Signature of elector)"
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-112 - Instructions on Outer Envelope.

22-9-112. Instructions on outer envelope.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
(b) For all electors, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, the following shall be printed on the reverse side of the outer envelope in red ink:
INSTRUCTIONS
This is your absentee ballot. To vote, mark the ballot in secret, then sign the affidavit on the back of the inner ballot envelope and mail or deliver the inner ballot envelope to the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-114 - Receipt by Clerk; Generally.

22-9-114. Receipt by clerk; generally.
The clerk shall mark on each completed inner envelope the date and time of receipt and enter this information in the absentee ballot record. From information contained in the affidavit or from other reliable sources, the clerk shall determine the district and precinct where the ballot shall be voted and shall write the number of the district and precinct on the inner envelope.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-115 - Receipt by Clerk; Handling Procedure.

22-9-115. Receipt by clerk; handling procedure.
(a) After an absentee ballot has been accepted by the clerk, it shall not be returned to the voter.
(b) The clerk shall place completed absentee ballot envelopes in a large precinct envelope for the precinct in which they shall be voted and keep custody of them until they are delivered to the polling place or the designated counting center. The clerk shall endorse on the precinct envelope the number of the district and precinct and the words "Envelope contains ballots of absentee qualified electors and shall be opened only on election day at the polls when the polls are open" and shall affix his signature, official title, and seal the envelope.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-117 - Duplicate Precinct Lists; Handling Procedure.

22-9-117. Duplicate precinct lists; handling procedure.
The duplicate list of absentee precinct electors shall be placed in the precinct envelope with the absentee ballots. The precinct envelope shall be sealed before being delivered to the precinct polling place.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-118 - Delivery of Absentee Ballots and Duplicate List to Precincts.

22-9-118. Delivery of absentee ballots and duplicate list to precincts.
The clerk shall oversee the delivery of the sealed envelope containing absentee ballots and the duplicate list of absent electors to each precinct polling place before the polls are opened. Absentee ballots returned to the county clerk not later than 7:00 p.m. on election day shall be counted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-119 - Late Absentee Ballots.

22-9-119. Late absentee ballots.
An absentee ballot received by the clerk after the polls close shall not be voted. The clerk shall write on the inner envelope of such late absentee ballot "Rejected-received after the polls closed". These late ballots shall be kept by the clerk for at least two (2) years after the election or longer if required by federal law and then destroyed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-120 - Receipt of Absentee Ballots and Lists by Judges.

22-9-120. Receipt of absentee ballots and lists by judges.
When the absentee ballots are delivered to the polls and the polls are open, the judges of election shall open the precinct envelope and determine whether the ballots therein correspond to the names on the enclosed duplicate list. If they do, the judges shall retain one (1) list permanently, sign the other and return it in receipt to the clerk. The clerk shall retain his list in the absentee ballot record.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-121 - Examination of Absentee Ballot Affidavit; Rejection; Voting Ballots.

22-9-121. Examination of absentee ballot affidavit; rejection; voting ballots.
(a) After the judges of election are sworn in and as activity permits, the judges shall examine the affidavit on the absentee ballot envelope to determine if it is legally sufficient.
(b) If it is not, they shall write on the unopened inner envelope "REJECTED" and reasons for rejection. A rejected ballot envelope and the ballot therein shall be returned to the clerk who delivered it and retained by the clerk as required by state and federal law or until the final termination of any court action in which it may be involved, whichever is later, and then destroyed.
(c) If it is sufficient:
(i) In a paper ballot precinct, the name of the absent elector shall be entered in the pollbook, the inner ballot envelope shall be opened by a judge of election and the ballots therein shall be removed. The ballot shall then be placed in the regular ballot box by a judge of election;
(ii) In a voting machine precinct, the inner ballot envelope shall be opened after the judges are sworn in and as activity permits, the ballots therein removed and each ballot deposited in its proper box. After the absentee ballots have been so deposited, they shall be mixed within the box, removed from the box and once the polls open and as activity permits, voted on a voting machine in the following manner: A judge of election shall read the vote for each candidate and ballot proposition. A judge of a different political party affiliation shall record the vote as read on the machine. A third judge shall observe this procedure to see that the vote is correctly cast.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-123 - Multiple Voting Prohibited.

22-9-123. Multiple voting prohibited.
A person shall not vote by absentee ballot and in person at the same election. If more than one (1) absentee ballot is received by a clerk from the same person for the same election, only the first ballot received shall be counted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 9 - Absentee Voting › Section 22-9-124 - Violations.

22-9-124. Violations.
If a person violates the provisions of this chapter outside the state of Wyoming, he shall be punishable as though the violation had occurred within the state and may be prosecuted in the county where the absentee ballot was delivered or mailed to the clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-101 - Criteria for Approval.

22-10-101. Criteria for approval.
(a) To be approved for use in Wyoming a voting machine shall:
(i) Require secret voting, except for electors receiving assistance as provided by law;
(ii) Permit an elector to cast any vote he is entitled to cast at any election and permit voting for a write-in candidate for any office;
(iii) Preclude an elector from casting any vote he is not entitled to cast at any election or to cast more votes for a candidate, office or ballot proposition than are allowed by law;
(iv) Permit an elector to change any vote before his vote is registered;
(v) Permit an elector by one (1) device to vote simultaneously for candidates of one (1) political party for president, vice-president and presidential electors;
(vi) Permit adjustment at a primary election to assure that an elector will vote only the political party or nonpartisan ballot he is entitled to vote;
(vii) Have separate voting devices for candidates and ballot propositions, which shall be arranged in separate rows or columns, so that one (1) or more adjacent rows or columns may be assigned to the candidates of each political party at a primary election;
(viii) Have a public counter visible outside the machine which shall show at all times during an election the number of electors who have voted on the machine, and a protective counter which cannot be reset and which will record the total number of movements of the registering mechanism;
(ix) Have locks and seals to permit the machine to be locked to prevent any movement of the registering mechanism;
(x) Have the capacity to contain the names of candidates constituting the tickets of not less than five (5) political parties and independent groups and not less than fifteen (15) ballot propositions;
(xi) Be constructed so that an elector may readily learn how to operate, it may expeditiously cast his vote, and when operated properly shall register and accurately record every vote cast;
(xii) Be durably constructed of good quality material in a neat and workmanlike manner and shall be safely transportable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-104 - Submission of Purchasing Bonds Question to Electors.

22-10-104. Submission of purchasing bonds question to electors.
The board of county commissioners may submit to the electors of the county the question whether the board of county commissioners shall be authorized to issue registered coupon bonds of the county in an amount which, together with the existing indebtedness of the county shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the taxable property in the county as shown by the last general assessment, and bearing a rate of interest not exceeding ten percent (10%) per annum, and payable in not to exceed twenty (20) years, for the purchase of voting machines to be used in countywide elections and for the construction of necessary storage facilities and the building site therefor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-105 - Rental Fees; Generally.

22-10-105. Rental fees; generally.
When the expense of an election held in a county is chargeable in whole or in part to the state, a political subdivision thereof or other governmental entity other than the county, the state, subdivision or other governmental entity shall pay to the county a fee per day fixed by the board of county commissioners for use of voting machines. When the expense is divided by law among two (2) or more entities participating in the election, the rental fee expense shall be shared proportionately.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-108 - Procedure for Preparing Machines for Election; Inspection and Certification.

22-10-108. Procedure for preparing machines for election; inspection and certification.
(a) Before preparing a voting machine for an election, the county clerk shall notify in writing the county chairman of each political party having a candidate on the ballot and all independent candidates, stating the time and place where the voting machine will be prepared for the election. The political party representatives and representatives of independent candidates may be present at the preparation of the voting machine for the election, to see that the machine is tested for accuracy and is properly prepared and that all registering counters are set at zero (00000). The county clerk in the presence of these representatives shall prepare the voting machine for the election and set all registering counters at zero (00000). He shall then test each registering counter for accuracy by casting votes on it until the registering counter is correctly registering each vote cast on it. The county clerk shall then reset each registering counter to zero (00000) and shall immediately lock and seal the voting machine with a numbered metal seal and make a record of the number of the seal on the certificate for the machine. The seal shall be so placed as to prevent operation of the machine or its registering counters without breaking the seal. The county clerk shall then immediately make a record on the certificate for the machine of the reading shown on the protective counter.
(b) Inspection of voting machines may begin two (2) weeks before an election and continue until all machines to be used are sealed. Immediately following testing of a machine, the county clerk shall make a certificate in writing stating the serial number of each machine, whether the machine has all the registering counters set at zero (00000), and whether the machine has been tested by voting on each registering counter to prove that each registering counter is in perfect and accurate condition, the number registered on the protective counter, and the number on the seal with which the machine is sealed against operation. This certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-109 - Key in Sealed Envelope; Matters to Be Printed Thereon.

22-10-109. Key in sealed envelope; matters to be printed thereon.
(a) When all voting machines to be used in an election are locked and sealed, the key to each machine shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope on which shall be printed:
(i) The number or designation of the election district and precinct in which the machine is to be used;
(ii) The number of the seal with which the machine is sealed;
(iii) The number registered on the protective counter as reported by the county clerk;
(iv) The signature of the clerk and the signatures of two (2) representatives, if any, placed across the seal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-110 - Presumption of Proper Preparation; Objections.

22-10-110. Presumption of proper preparation; objections.
A voting machine prepared for an election and certified by the county clerk shall be conclusively presumed to be properly prepared unless within two (2) days after the machine is sealed and certified a complaint is filed in the district court of the county stating the number of the machine and the grounds for objecting to its use.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 10 - Voting Machines › Section 22-10-111 - Delivery and Return; Expenses.

22-10-111. Delivery and return; expenses.
The county clerk shall provide for the delivery of voting machines to the polling places at least one (1) hour before the polls open and their return to custody after the election. The expense of transporting the machines shall be paid by the authority or proportionately by the authorities conducting the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 11 - Electronic Voting Systems › Section 22-11-105 - Spoiled Ballots.

22-11-105. Spoiled ballots.
Any voter who spoils his paper ballot or ballot card may return it and secure a replacement. The word "Spoiled" shall be written across the face of the voided ballot, and it shall be placed in an envelope for spoiled ballots. Spoiled ballots shall be delivered with the returns to the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 11 - Electronic Voting Systems › Section 22-11-106 - Procedure After Voter Marks Paper Ballot.

22-11-106. Procedure after voter marks paper ballot.
After marking the paper ballot, the voter shall place the ballot in the voting machine. If the votes are being counted at a central counting center as authorized by W.S. 22-14-114(b), the voter shall instead place the paper ballot in the ballot box.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 11 - Electronic Voting Systems › Section 22-11-108 - Retabulation.

22-11-108. Retabulation.
A retabulation may be performed at the discretion of the county clerk. If the retabulation indicates a different count, the result of the last retabulation shall be the official result unless a recount is conducted. If the difference in the retabulations affects the result of any race or ballot proposition, a recount under W.S. 22-16-109(a) shall be conducted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 11 - Electronic Voting Systems › Section 22-11-109 - Post Election Audit.

22-11-109. Post election audit.
The county clerk shall conduct a random audit of ballots by processing the preaudited group of test ballots as described in W.S. 22-11-104(b)(iii) on five percent (5%) of the automated tabulating equipment for that county, but on not less than one (1) machine, within thirty (30) days of any election in which the tabulating equipment was used.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-101 - Designation and Notice of Polling Places; External Location; Change in Location.

22-12-101. Designation and notice of polling places; external location; change in location.
(a) Polling places shall be designated by the county clerk, who shall publish their location at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within two (2) weeks prior to a statewide election. Polling places may be located outside of the precinct if the board of county commissioners determines and records in its minutes the reasons that it is required by the public convenience.
(b) A polling place designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and used in the 2014 general election shall be not be changed unless a notice describing the proposed change is posted on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the designated official newspaper of the county. The notice shall include the date and place of the county commissioners meeting where the proposed change will be discussed. The county clerk shall notify the county chairman of each political party in the county not later than fifteen (15) days before the meeting. A proposed change in the location of a polling place may be adopted by the county clerk at a meeting of the county commissioners during which the proposed change is discussed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-104 - Printed Instruction Cards.

22-12-104. Printed instruction cards.
The county clerk shall provide printed instruction cards to guide electors preparing ballots. These cards shall be printed in large clear type and indicate how to obtain a ballot, how to prepare the ballot for deposit in the ballot box, how to obtain a new ballot in place of one spoiled, and a statement of acts constituting a violation by voters of the Election Code.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-105 - Posting Instruction Card and Sample Ballot.

22-12-105. Posting instruction card and sample ballot.
Before the polls are opened, the judges of election shall post in each booth one (1) instruction card. They shall post elsewhere in the polling place at least one (1) instruction card and one (1) sample ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-107 - Materials for Judges.

22-12-107. Materials for judges.
(a) Before election day the county clerk shall cause to be delivered to one (1) of the judges of election in each polling place the following materials:
(i) Pollbooks;
(ii) At any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii), registration applications;
(iii) A map of the precinct boundaries;
(iv) Ballot boxes in the number required by law with secure locks and keys and one (1) opening sufficient to admit a single ballot;
(v) Voting machines, where required;
(vi) The number of ballots required by law;
(vii) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 38, 2.
(viii) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 38, 2.
(ix) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 86, 2.
(x) Other necessary supplies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-108 - Delivery of Ballots and Stamps; Breaking of Seals.

22-12-108. Delivery of ballots and stamps; breaking of seals.
Ballots shall be delivered under seal or otherwise properly secured and a receipt therefor signed by a judge of election shall be filed with the county clerk. Seals shall be broken on the morning of election day by the chief judge in the presence of the other judges before the polls are opened.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-110 - Supplies for Voting Machines.

22-12-110. Supplies for voting machines.
(a) When voting machines are used the county clerk shall have an appropriate official deliver to a judge of election in each polling place, before the day of election, the following supplies:
(i) The key to each machine sealed in an envelope;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 31, 2.
(iii) Other appropriate instructional devices.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-112 - Procedure for Preparing Voting Machines for Use.

22-12-112. Procedure for preparing voting machines for use.
Before the polls open the judges shall compare ballots on the voting machines with the sample ballots and return sheets to see that they are correct, place the voting machine in a proper position free from obstruction and assure that the face of the machine may be viewed clearly by the voter casting the ballot but not by others. Envelopes containing keys shall not be opened if the numbers and records on them do not correspond to the numbers and records on the machine. If the numbers do not agree, the machine shall be reexamined and certified by the county clerk before it may be used.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-113 - Setting of Registering Counters.

22-12-113. Setting of registering counters.
The judges shall see that all registering counters are set at zero (00000) and that the voting machines are in proper condition. If the machine is equipped with a mechanical or photographic printout device, the election board shall determine that counters are set at zero (00000) by using the printout device. Any count on a machine shall be noted and certified by the judges to permit subtraction of this count when votes are canvassed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-114 - Certification of Voting Machines.

22-12-114. Certification of voting machines.
The judges shall certify that keys are delivered, that numbers on registering counters and seals correspond with those on key envelopes, that counters are set at zero (00000) or counts certified, that ballots are proper and that the machines are ready for voting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 12 - Polling Place Regulations Before Polls Open › Section 22-12-115 - Examination of Ballot Box.

22-12-115. Examination of ballot box.
Before the polls are open, the judges of election shall open and examine the ballot box to determine that it is empty and relock it. The ballot box shall not again be opened until the polls are closed, except when necessitated by operation of the voting equipment at the direction of the county clerk and only in the presence of two (2) or more election judges with different political party affiliations. It shall not be removed from the presence of the judges of election or counting board until all ballots are counted and recorded.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-101 - Poll Hours; Opening Proclamation.

22-13-101. Poll hours; opening proclamation.
Polls shall be open at seven (7:00) a.m. and close at seven (7:00) p.m., local time. A judge of election shall proclaim aloud at seven (7:00) a.m. at the polls that the polls are open.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-103 - Preservation of Order; Privacy of Voting Booths and Machines.

22-13-103. Preservation of order; privacy of voting booths and machines.
(a) Judges of election have the duty and authority to preserve order at the polls by any necessary and suitable means.
(b) To protect the privacy of the voter, voting booths and voting machines shall be kept clear of all persons except voters marking ballots and election officials discharging their duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-104 - Procedure Before Elector Permitted to Vote.

22-13-104. Procedure before elector permitted to vote.
(a) Before a qualified elector is permitted to vote an election judge shall record the applicable information as listed in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxiii) by his name on the poll list.
(i) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(v) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-105 - Official Marking of Paper and Absentee Ballots.

22-13-105. Official marking of paper and absentee ballots.
Before delivering a paper ballot to an elector a judge of election or county clerk shall initial the ballot. No other identifying marks shall be made on an official ballot. An elector shall cast only one (1) ballot or set of ballots at each election. No ballot determined to be valid by the canvassing board shall be rejected solely due to an administrative error of not initialing the ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-106 - Marking and Depositing of Paper Ballots.

22-13-106. Marking and depositing of paper ballots.
Upon receiving a paper ballot, an elector shall proceed alone directly to a voting booth and there mark the ballot. The ballot shall then immediately be placed in the ballot box by the elector or judge of election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-107 - Spoiled Ballots.

22-13-107. Spoiled ballots.
An elector spoiling a paper ballot by mistake or accident may receive another ballot by returning the rejected ballot to a judge of election. Spoiled ballots shall immediately be cancelled by a judge of election and delivered with the returns to the county clerk or official conducting the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-109 - Instruction in Use of Voting Machine.

22-13-109. Instruction in use of voting machine.
Before entering the voting booth, an elector desiring instruction on the use of the machine may summon two (2) judges of different political parties. The judges shall instruct on use of the machine but may not attempt to influence the vote. They may not remain in the booth after the elector has entered. A voting machine or other device may be used in the polling place solely for instruction purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-113 - Persons Permitted in Voting Booth; Time Limit.

22-13-113. Persons permitted in voting booth; time limit.
(a) Not more than one (1) person may occupy a voting booth at any time, except that any elector who requires assistance to vote because of blindness, disability or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the elector's choice, other than the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the elector's union.
(b) A person may remain in the booth for not more than ten (10) minutes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-117 - Announcement That Polls Will Close; Electors Allowed to Vote; Proclamation of Closing.

22-13-117. Announcement that polls will close; electors allowed to vote; proclamation of closing.
At 6:30 p.m. the judges of election shall announce that the polls will close in thirty (30) minutes. Electors present and waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall be permitted to enter the polls and vote. No other elector shall be admitted to vote after 7:00 p.m. After all ballots are cast, the polls shall be declared closed by a judge of election making an official proclamation of closing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours › Section 22-13-118 - Judges Work Schedule.

22-13-118. Judges work schedule.
At the discretion of the county clerk, election judges may be allowed to work at the polling place on election day for a period of time less than the total amount of time the polls are open provided the polling place has a sufficient number of election judges on duty at all times to comply with the requirements of this title. An election judge shall not leave his polling place during his work shift.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 14 - Polling Place Regulations After Polls Close › Section 22-14-103 - Counting in Paper Ballot Precincts; Discrepancies.

22-14-103. Counting in paper ballot precincts; discrepancies.
Unless otherwise validated by a canvassing board pursuant to W.S. 22-13-105, ballots not initialed by a judge of election or county clerk shall not be counted. If the number of ballots is not equal to the number of voters entered in the pollbook as having voted that ballot, the election judges shall attempt to determine the discrepancy. If the election judges cannot determine the discrepancy, the county clerk and, if necessary, the county canvassing board, shall resolve the discrepancy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 14 - Polling Place Regulations After Polls Close › Section 22-14-104 - Entry of Paper Ballot Votes.

22-14-104. Entry of paper ballot votes.
Paper ballots shall be opened by the counting board and every vote for a candidate or ballot proposition shall be entered on a list. A vote which is not clearly marked shall not be tallied for that office or question but votes clearly marked on the remainder of the ballot shall be tallied.