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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-204 - Application for Nomination or Election; Party Registration; Form.

22-5-204. Application for nomination or election; party registration; form.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
(b) An eligible person seeking nomination or election for a partisan office shall:
(i) Meet all applicable qualifications to be elected to office which are set forth in the United States and Wyoming constitutions;
(ii) Be registered in the party whose nomination he seeks; and
(iii) File an application in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION OR ELECTION BY PARTY PRIMARY
State of Wyoming )
) ss
County of .... )
I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a resident of the state of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., in Precinct No. ...., residing at ...., in County of ...., (if for the office of state senator or representative) in Senate (House) District ...., state of Wyoming, and registered as a member of .... party, (if for the office of governor) and that I resided at the physical residential addresses listed below during the past five (5) years, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official party ballot at the next primary election as a candidate for the office of ...., and hereby declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for the office.
(If for the office of United States senator or representative in congress) I have not, at any time when knowingly seeking nomination or election to this office, claimed or been currently claiming any residence or received the benefits of residency from any other state, excluding the benefits of residency related to or incidental from maintaining a residence at or near the United States capital.
(If for the office of governor) I have resided at the following physical residential addresses during the past five (5) years:
(Residence) (Date)
1.
2.
Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year).
.....................(Signature)
(c) A nomination application that is required to be filed with the secretary of state may be electronically filed as provided under W.S. 9-2-2501 if the application is accompanied by the proper filing fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-205 - Nomination Application Form for Nonpartisan Office.

22-5-205. Nomination application form for nonpartisan office.
(a) An eligible person seeking nomination for a nonpartisan office must file an application in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION BY NONPARTISAN PRIMARY
State of Wyoming )
) ss
County of .... )
I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of .... County, residing at ...., and that I am eligible to be elected to such office, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official nonpartisan ballot at the next primary election as a candidate for the office indicated below as follows:
(Name of office).
I am seeking (1) the regular term or (2) the unexpired term which terminates on the .... day of ...., ....(year).
Dated this .... day of ...., ....(year).
....................... Signature
(b) A nomination application that is required to be filed with the secretary of state may be electronically filed as provided under W.S. 9-2-2501 if the application is accompanied by the proper filing fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-206 - Where Nomination Applications to Be Filed.

22-5-206. Where nomination applications to be filed.
(a) Nomination applications for United States senators and representatives in congress, state offices, members of the legislature, circuit court judges, and state district court judges shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(b) Applications for other offices that are to appear on the ballot in the county, including district attorneys, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the person filing for nomination resides.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-208 - Filing Fees; Exception.

22-5-208. Filing fees; exception.
(a) Applications shall be accompanied by the following fees:
(i) One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the offices of state senator, state representative, district attorney and for the offices to be voted for by electors wholly within a county;
(ii) Three hundred dollars ($300.00) for offices to be voted for by electors of the entire state except as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection;
(iii) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for any federal office voted for by electors of the entire state.
(b) No application is valid unless the fee is paid.
(c) A filing fee shall not be required of candidates for special district director, school district trustee, community college trustee, precinct committeeman or precinct committeewoman.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-209 - Time for Filing Nomination Applications; Certified List.

22-5-209. Time for filing nomination applications; certified list.
An application for nomination shall be filed not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days next preceding the primary election. Not later than sixty-eight (68) days before a primary election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk a certified list of persons whose applications have been filed in the office of the secretary of state stating as to each his name, age, address, office sought and party affiliation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-212 - When Declaration of Party Affiliation Required.

22-5-212. When declaration of party affiliation required.
An elector requesting a major party ballot shall declare or change party affiliation in accordance with W.S. 22-5-214 before receiving a party ballot. An elector may vote only the nonpartisan ballot and if so, is not required to declare his party affiliation. Requesting a partisan primary election ballot constitutes a declaration of party affiliation. A change in declaration of party affiliation shall be in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 22-5-214 and shall be entered on the poll list by the election judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-213 - Entry in Pollbook.

22-5-213. Entry in pollbook.
The judges of election shall check or enter in the pollbook the name of each elector voting in the primary election and his party affiliation, if declared. An elector voting only a nonpartisan ballot shall be entered in the pollbook as an unaffiliated voter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-214 - Declaration or Change in Party Affiliation.

22-5-214. Declaration or change in party affiliation.
(a) For a primary election, an elector may declare or change party affiliation by completing an application signed before a notarial officer or election official and filing it with the county clerk before the first day on which an application for nomination may be filed under W.S. 22-5-209.
(b) For a general election, an elector may declare or change party affiliation by completing an application signed before a notarial officer or election official, and filing it with the county clerk after the primary election and not less than fourteen (14) days before the general election or at the polls on the day of the general election, or when requesting an absentee ballot for the general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-215 - Nomination of Partisan Candidates and Write-in Candidates.

22-5-215. Nomination of partisan candidates and write-in candidates.
On each party ballot the candidate or candidates equal in number to the number to be elected to each office who receive the largest number of votes shall be nominated and shall be entitled to have their names printed on the ballot for the next general election. A write-in candidate shall not be nominated and shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot for the next general election unless he received at least twenty-five (25) write-in votes in the primary election and is a registered voter in the political party for which he was nominated on the day of the primary election. An unsuccessful candidate for office at a primary election whose name is printed on any party ballot may not accept nomination for the same office at the next general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-218 - Election of Major Party Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen.

22-5-218. Election of major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen.
The candidates equal in number to the number of offices to be filled receiving the greatest number of votes on each party ballot for the offices of major party precinct committeeman and committeewoman shall be deemed elected.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-219 - Further Action by Nominees or Elect Not Required; Exception.

22-5-219. Further action by nominees or elect not required; exception.
(a) Candidates nominated and major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected at a primary election shall be deemed nominated or elected without further action. In addition, each write-in candidate nominated at a primary election shall comply with the provisions of W.S. 22-16-106.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 2 - Nomination by Primary Election › Section 22-5-220 - Withdrawal of Nomination Application Restricted.

22-5-220. Withdrawal of nomination application restricted.
A candidate may withdraw a nomination application prior to the primary election only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the party ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate s name will appear on the party ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate s name from the party ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate has withdrawn from nomination for the office designated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-301 - Independent Partisan Candidates; Form.

22-5-301. Independent partisan candidates; form.
(a) Independent candidates for partisan public offices may be nominated by filing a signed petition in substantially the following form:
PETITION FOR NOMINATION
I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., in Precinct No. ...., County of ...., residing at ...., (if for the office of state senator or representative, commissioner or other district office) in Senate (House) (Commissioner or other) District ...., State of Wyoming, (if for the office of governor) and that I resided at the physical residential addresses listed below during the past five (5) years, and having obtained the number of signatures required by law for nomination by petition, I hereby request that my name be printed on the official ballot at the next general election as an independent candidate for the office of .... and declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for the office.
(If for the office of United States senator or representative in congress) I have not, at any time when knowingly seeking nomination or election to this office, claimed or been currently claiming any residence or received the benefits of residency from any other state, excluding the benefits of residency related to or incidental from maintaining a residence at or near the United States capital.
(If for the office of governor) I have resided at the following physical residential addresses during the past five (5) years:
(Residence) (Date)
1.
2.
Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year).
....................... (Signature)
The eligible, registered electors supporting my nomination, and numbering not less than the number required under W.S. 22-5-304, are as follows:
(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)
(b) The petition shall be approved by the appropriate filing office prior to circulation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-302 - Unsuccessful Primary Candidates Precluded.

22-5-302. Unsuccessful primary candidates precluded.
An unsuccessful candidate for office at a primary election, whose name is printed on any party ballot, may not seek nomination by petition for the same office at the next general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-303 - Restrictions on Sponsors of Independent Candidates.

22-5-303. Restrictions on sponsors of independent candidates.
The name of a political group sponsoring an independent candidate shall not contain the name or any derivation of the name of any political party recognized under Wyoming law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-304 - Qualifications and Number of Signers Required.

22-5-304. Qualifications and number of signers required.
(a) For a statewide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the state and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for representative in congress in the last general election for the entire state.
(b) For a countywide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the county and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for representative in congress in the last general election for the entire county.
(c) For a district partisan election, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the district and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election. If a district's boundaries have changed since the last general election, then the required number of petition signatures shall not be less than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the current district boundaries at the close of day on the day immediately preceding the primary election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-305 - When Petitions May Be Circulated; Use of Copies; Requirements.

22-5-305. When petitions may be circulated; use of copies; requirements.
(a) A petition shall be circulated for signatures only during the calendar year in which the election for the office sought is to be held.
(b) Copies of the petition may be circulated for signatures, but each separate page shall contain the information required to be contained in the original petition for nomination.
(c) An elector signing a petition must also print on the petition:
(i) The elector's first and last name;
(ii) The date of signing the petition; and
(iii) The elector's physical residential address.
(d) The signature of an elector who has signed a petition in accordance with this section shall only count once per candidate toward the number of signatures required under W.S. 22-5-304.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 3 - Nomination by Petition › Section 22-5-306 - Where Petitions to Be Filed; Fee.

22-5-306. Where petitions to be filed; fee.
(a) Petitions for nomination of independent candidates shall be filed in the office prescribed for nomination by primary election for such office.
(b) Petitions must be accompanied by the same fee required for the same office of candidates seeking nomination by primary election. A petition not accompanied by the fee is not valid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination › Section 22-5-401 - Vacancies in Nomination for Major Parties; Procedure for Filing Generally.

22-5-401. Vacancies in nomination for major parties; procedure for filing generally.
(a) The vacancy in nomination which occurs if a major party candidate, between primary and general elections, dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated, or files a withdrawal or rejection of nomination with the office where the candidate filed for nomination for election, shall be filled by certificate filed with the office which shall state:
(i) The cause of vacancy and name of the former nominee;
(ii) The name, age, place of residence, post office address and qualifications of the successor nominee; and
(iii) The office and term for which nominated.
(b) The certificate shall be prepared and filed by:
(i) The state central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office to be voted for by the electors of the entire state;
(ii) The county central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office to be voted for by the electors of a county or a subdivision thereof, except as provided in paragraph (iv) of this subsection;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, 2 and Chapter 94, 4.
(iv) For nominees for the state legislature, the state central committee of the political party of the former nominee for a partisan office shall:
(A) Notify the precinct committeemen and committeewomen for that party for each precinct within the legislative district of the vacancy and arrange a meeting of those precinct committeemen and committeewomen at which a successor nominee shall be selected by them. The state central committee of each party may delegate the authority to call a meeting under this subparagraph;
(B) Prepare and file the certificate required under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 204, 2.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the vacancy in nomination created by failure of the qualified write-in nominee to accept nomination shall remain vacant.
(e) A candidate may withdraw only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate's name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate's name from the ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate is not the party's nominee for the office designated.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination › Section 22-5-402 - Procedure After Ballots and Labels Printed.

22-5-402. Procedure after ballots and labels printed.
(a) If any major, minor or provisional party vacancy is filled after official ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate s name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to add the new candidate s name to the ballot.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Nominations › Article 4 - Vacancies in Nomination › Section 22-5-403 - Vacancies in Nomination for Minor and Provisional Parties; Withdrawal Restricted.

22-5-403. Vacancies in nomination for minor and provisional parties; withdrawal restricted.
(a) Any vacancy in nomination which occurs if a minor or provisional party certified candidate dies, is disqualified to hold the office for which nominated or files a withdrawal or rejection of nomination may be filled by a certification from the state party chairman and state party secretary.
(b) A candidate may withdraw only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate s name will appear on the ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate s name from the ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate is not the party s nominee for the office designated.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-101 - Certification of Candidates Nominated; Printing of Names.

22-6-101. Certification of candidates nominated; printing of names.
Not less than sixty (60) days before each general election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk under party headings a certified list of the name and address of each person nominated by primary election as indicated by the state canvass, the name of each person nominated by provisional or minor party convention, the name of each independent candidate qualifying for nomination by petition, and the office sought. The names of these candidates shall be printed on the official ballot of the general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-102 - County Clerk to Print Ballots; Exception.

22-6-102. County clerk to print ballots; exception.
(a) The county clerk shall print official ballots for his county, for all primary, general and special elections.
(b) All other ballots shall be provided by the official responsible for conducting the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-103 - Official Ballots.

22-6-103. Official ballots.
(a) The official ballot shall contain the name of every candidate and every ballot proposition lawfully entitled to appear on the ballot. Only official ballots shall be cast at any election.
(b) The official absentee ballot shall be in the form prescribed by law for the official ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-104 - Sample Ballots; Printing, Distribution, Posting.

22-6-104. Sample ballots; printing, distribution, posting.
The officer providing the official ballot shall also print sample ballots which shall be identical to the official ballot except that it shall contain the words "SAMPLE" in large clear letters and may be printed on paper of a different color than the official ballot. The officer shall distribute copies of the sample ballot to each polling place prior to opening of the polls. The judges of election shall post at least one (1) copy of the sample in the polling place during the election. The county clerk shall have the samples available in his office for the public.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-105 - Sample Ballots; Publication.

22-6-105. Sample ballots; publication.
The officer providing the official ballots shall publish sample ballots at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which each primary and general election is held within two (2) weeks prior to the election. This notice shall also state that the names of candidates will be rotated on the official ballots and will not always appear in the order indicated in the sample ballots.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-106 - Replacement of Lost Ballots.

22-6-106. Replacement of lost ballots.
Official ballots not delivered to a polling place or lost, stolen or destroyed shall be replaced immediately by the official providing the ballot. Judges of election receiving replacement ballots shall sign a receipt therefor in which they shall state under oath, before each other, that the original ballots were not delivered to the precinct or have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-107 - Time for Possession of Ballots and Labels.

22-6-107. Time for possession of ballots and labels.
(a) Official ballots for primary and general elections shall be in the county clerk's possession forty-five (45) days before the election. If a clerk is unable to obtain ballots on time, the secretary of state shall provide by rule and regulation for the clerk to obtain and use substitute ballots.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, county clerks shall make official absentee ballots for primary and general elections available to voters with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, and future acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, forty-five (45) days before the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-108 - Errors or Omissions; Posting.

22-6-108. Errors or omissions; posting.
(a) The official responsible for preparing the ballot shall correct errors or omissions as soon as possible.
(b) The official shall post a copy of each ballot in his office not later than the day when the official must have the ballot in his possession.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-109 - Elector's Petition Alleging Error or Omission.

22-6-109. Elector's petition alleging error or omission.
(a) Not later than three (3) days after the ballot is posted an elector may file a notarized affidavit with the county clerk alleging that an error or omission exists in any official ballot to be voted within the county. The county clerk shall, if the affidavit has merit, correct the error or omission as soon as possible.
(b) Not earlier than three (3) days and not more than six (6) days after filing the notarized affidavit with the county clerk, if the clerk fails to correct the alleged error or omission, the elector may file a petition in district court alleging that an error or omission exists in any official ballot to be voted within the county. The court shall, as soon as practical, order the ballot corrected or dismiss the petition.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-111 - Only Name of Candidate on Ballot; Exception.

22-6-111. Only name of candidate on ballot; exception.
A candidate may use the name on the ballot by which he is generally known. Professional titles and degrees shall not appear on the ballot. If in the opinion of the officer with whom the application for nomination or election is filed the names of two (2) or more candidates for any office to be voted on at the same election are the same or so similar as to confuse the electors as to the candidates' identity, the occupation and residence address of each of these candidates shall be printed under the candidate's name on the ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-112 - Name to Appear Only Once; Exception.

22-6-112. Name to appear only once; exception.
(a) No candidate's name shall appear on the partisan ballot more than once, except that of a candidate for the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman, who may also seek the office of president or vice president of the United States or another office on the same partisan primary ballot.
(b) No candidate's name shall appear on the general election ballot more than once, except that a candidate for a partisan office may also seek the office of president or vice president of the United States or a nonpartisan office on the same general election ballot in accordance with W.S. 22-2-116.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-115 - Specifications for Paper Ballots; Arrangements on Voting Machines.

22-6-115. Specifications for paper ballots; arrangements on voting machines.
Official paper ballots shall be uniform in size, printed in black ink on good quality paper through which printing cannot be read. Ballots shall be white except as otherwise provided. On a voting machine each column or row containing the titles of offices and candidates for office shall be arranged to indicate clearly the office for which a candidate is running.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-116 - Printing Type Size of Party and Candidate Names.

22-6-116. Printing type size of party and candidate names.
On official ballots the political party name or title shall be printed in capital letters not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch nor more than one-fourth (1/4) of an inch in height. The names of all candidates shall be printed in the same size letters not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch nor more than one-fourth (1/4) of an inch in height. The name of each political party shall be printed in the same type size as that of every other political party.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-117 - Order of Listing Offices in Partisan Elections.

22-6-117. Order of listing offices in partisan elections.
(a) The major party primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order:
(i) President and vice-president of the United States, or electors therefor, or as otherwise required by an act of congress;
(ii) United States senator;
(iii) Representative in congress;
(iv) Candidates for governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction;
(v) Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, 7.
(vi) Candidates for state senate;
(vii) Candidates for state house of representatives;
(viii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, 2.
(ix) Candidates for county commissioner, coroner, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, assessor, and clerk of the district court;
(x) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 115, 2.
(xi) Candidates for precinct offices.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-118 - Primary Ballot Colors.

22-6-118. Primary ballot colors.
(a) The primary ballot of political parties shall be printed on the following colored paper or on paper with the following color demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state:
(i) Republican party-White;
(ii) Democratic party-Blue;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
(iv) Additional major parties - A different color for each major party.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-119 - Format of Primary Ballot.

22-6-119. Format of primary ballot.
(a) The primary ballot of each major political party shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format:
(i) Across the top shall be printed "Official Primary Election Ballot" followed by the name of the major political party;
(ii) On the first line shall be printed the county in which the ballot is used, the date of the election and blank lines for entry of the election district and precinct;
(iii) On the second line shall be printed the following instructions: "To vote for a person whose name is printed on the ballot, mark the square immediately adjacent to the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the person's name in the blank space provided for that purpose and mark the square immediately adjacent to the name of the person.";
(iv) Candidates for the different offices shall be arranged in separate groups. At the top of each group shall appear the title of the office. Adjacent to the title of the office shall be printed "Vote for one" or if more than one (1) are to be voted for, "Vote for not more than", then the appropriate words and figures designating the proper number to be elected;
(v) Below the list of candidates in each group shall be printed blank lines for write-in candidates equal in number to the number of candidates to be voted for;
(vi) Adjacent to the name of each candidate and blank line shall be printed a square for marking the vote. No square shall appear at the top of a column;
(vii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(viii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-120 - Format of General Election Ballot.

22-6-120. Format of general election ballot.
(a) The general election ballot shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format:
(i) Across the top shall be printed "Official General Election Ballot";
(ii) On the first line shall be printed the name of the county in which the ballot is used, the date of the election, and blank lines for entry of the election district and precinct number;
(iii) On the second line shall be printed the same instructions as prescribed for primary elections in W.S. 22-6-119;
(iv) The designation of offices and the applicable term of office shall be printed preceding the names of candidates for the office;
(v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(vi) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(vii) The names of partisan party candidates, if candidates have filed, and independent candidates, if candidates have filed, shall be printed in a separate column or columns, row or rows, and the name of the party represented or the word "Independent" shall be printed directly above the candidate's name or at the end of the row. If there are a number of candidates representing a party, or independents, the county clerk at his discretion may designate a separate vertical column or columns, or row or rows to said candidates and print the name of said party or the word "Independent" at the top of the column or beginning of the row;
(viii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ix) For offices to which more than one (1) person is to be elected, the names of candidates in each column running for the office shall be offset or staggered to prevent two (2) names from appearing directly opposite each other;
(x) Below the names of candidates for each office shall be printed blank lines for write-in candidates equal in number to the number of persons to be elected;
(xi) Adjacent to the name of each candidate, except those running for the office of president and vice-president of the United States and their electors, and adjacent to each blank line for write-in candidates, shall be printed a square for marking the vote. A single square shall be printed to indicate the vote for candidates for the office of president and vice-president of the United States. No square shall appear at the top of a column;
(xii) Adjacent to the description of any office to be filled by more than one (1) candidate shall be printed "Vote For Not More Than", then the appropriate words and figures designating the proper number to be elected;
(xiii) Vertical columns containing the names of candidates shall be separated by a blank line one-twelfth inch wide;
(xiv) The official statement of the ballot proposition shall commence on the next line;
(xv) Adjacent to the final line of such statement shall be printed two (2) squares on the same line. Above the first square shall be printed the word "For" and above the second square shall be printed the word "Against";
(xvi) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-121 - Political Party Ballot Position on General Election Ballot; Order of Candidates' Names.

22-6-121. Political party ballot position on general election ballot; order of candidates' names.
(a) Political party position shall be determined on the general election ballot according to the number of votes received by each party within the county for the office of representative in congress at the last preceding general election. The party receiving the highest number of votes shall appear first following the names of the offices to be voted for and other parties shall follow in the order of their respective numbers of such votes. The order of any provisional parties will be drawn by the secretary of state. Any independent candidates shall appear following the last party and shall be listed in alphabetical order, subject to rotation. When more than one (1) candidate is to be elected to a particular office, the names of candidates shall be printed in alphabetical order, subject to rotation, on all ballots for electronic and machine voting systems as defined by W.S. 22-1-102.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-122 - Rotation of Candidates' Names; Equal Lines on Voting Machines.

22-6-122. Rotation of candidates' names; equal lines on voting machines.
The names of candidates for each office shall be rotated on all ballots by precinct for all elections. In each county the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times at the top, at the bottom, and in each intermediate place. In a voting machine polling place, if candidates for the same office occupy more than one (1) line on the voting machine, the number of names appearing on each line shall be as nearly equal as possible.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-123 - Nonpartisan Election Ballots and Ballot Propositions.

22-6-123. Nonpartisan election ballots and ballot propositions.
Primary and general election ballots for nonpartisan offices and ballot propositions shall be printed on yellow paper or paper with yellow demarcation as provided by rule and regulation of the secretary of state, separate from partisan ballots. They shall contain no political party designations, but otherwise shall conform to the same general requirements for official partisan ballots except as otherwise specifically provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-124 - Ballot Propositions Format.

22-6-124. Ballot propositions format.
Following all offices on nonpartisan ballots, ballot propositions shall be printed in the order prescribed by law. The name and official number, if any, of each ballot proposition shall be printed adjacent to the proposition in large letters. Nonpartisan ballots shall contain the same instructions as prescribed for partisan primary election ballots in W.S. 22-6-119. If the ballot contains a proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot proposition, the instructions shall also include the following: "To vote for or against a proposed constitutional amendment, initiative or referendum, or other ballot proposition, mark the square printed adjacent to the proposition marked 'For' or 'Against'."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-125 - Order of Offices and Ballot Propositions on Nonpartisan Ballots.

22-6-125. Order of offices and ballot propositions on nonpartisan ballots.
(a) The nonpartisan ballot shall contain the offices and ballot propositions to be voted on in the following order:
(i) Retention of justices of the supreme court;
(ii) Retention of district court judges;
(iii) Retention of circuit court judges;
(iv) Retention of magistrates;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, 2 and Chapter 94, 4.
(vi) Candidates for municipal offices;
(vii) Candidates for community college trustees;
(viii) Candidates for school board trustees;
(ix) Candidates for special district directors;
(x) Candidates for other offices of county subdivisions;
(xi) Constitutional amendments;
(xii) Initiative propositions;
(xiii) Referendum propositions;
(xiv) Other ballot propositions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-126 - Form of Nonpartisan Ballots.

22-6-126. Form of nonpartisan ballots.
(a) The official nonpartisan ballot for a general election shall be printed in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION BALLOT
GENERAL ELECTION
County of ...., Election District ...., Precinct .... Date .... (here print instructions) CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE For Justice(s) of the Supreme Court (Here designate the particular term, such as "regular eight (8) year term", or the "unexpired term of .... years"). Shall Justice John Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ Shall Justice Richard Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ ___________________________________________________________ For Judge(s) of the District Court of the .... Judicial District (Here designate the particular term, such as "regular six (6) year term", or the "unexpired term of .... years"). Shall Judge Jane Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ Shall Judge Richard Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ ___________________________________________________________ For Circuit Court Judge (Here designate the particular term, such as "regular four year term", or the "unexpired term of .... years"). Shall Judge John Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ Shall Judge Richard Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ ___________________________________________________________ For Magistrate (Here designate the particular term, such as "regular four (4) year term", or the "unexpired term of .... years"). Shall Magistrate John Doe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ Shall Magistrate Richard Roe be retained in office? Yes__ No__ Align all designations of office to correspond on the ballot with the listing of names of candidates for the proper office and term. ___________________________________________________________ BALLOT PROPOSITIONS Proposed Constitutional Amendment Letter A: For Against (Ballot Statement) __ __ Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One: For Against (Ballot Statement) __ __ Proposed Referendum Proposition Number One: For Against (Ballot Statement) __ __ Other Ballot Propositions: For Against (Ballot Statement For Each Proposition) __ __
(b) The official nonpartisan ballot for a primary election shall be so identified in the title and shall omit all references to justices of the supreme court, judges of the district court and circuit court judges but otherwise shall be in the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-127 - Rotation of Names on Nonpartisan Ballots.

22-6-127. Rotation of names on nonpartisan ballots.
(a) The names of candidates for each nonpartisan office shall be rotated on the ballot in the same manner as required by law for candidates for partisan office.
(b) Rotation is not necessary if the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of seats up for election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-128 - Ballots for Other Elections.

22-6-128. Ballots for other elections.
At the county clerk's discretion, separate ballots for bond, school and community college districts, and special district elections may be required and shall be provided by the authority responsible for holding the election. Ballots shall conform as nearly as possible to general requirements specified by law for the general election ballot, except as otherwise specifically provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 6 - Ballots › Section 22-6-130 - Post-Election Ballot Audit.

22-6-130. Post-election ballot audit.
(a) Each county clerk shall complete an audit of the county's unofficial election results by identifying and reviewing the smallest observable percentage between the statewide candidates who received the most votes and the statewide candidates who received the second highest votes for each contest within the county not later than the first Thursday following a primary, special or general election. Additional contests may be added to the audit at the discretion of the county clerk. Using a formula developed by the University of Wyoming, each county clerk shall use the smallest observable percentage to determine a statistically significant sample size of the ballots to be audited under this section. To ensure the timely completion of this procedure under this subsection, the number of ballots audited shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast.
(b) Each county clerk shall conduct an audit of the election using the statistically significant ballot sample size and the corresponding ballots for the contests selected for audit determined under subsection (a) of this section. Each county clerk shall provide the audit results to the secretary of state not later than one (1) day before the meeting of the state canvassing board as provided in W.S. 22-16-118.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Election Districts and Precincts › Section 22-7-101 - Election Districts.

22-7-101. Election districts.
The board of county commissioners with the advice or recommendation of the county clerk, no later than its first meeting in May in every general election year shall divide the county into not more than thirty (30) election districts. Each district shall be designated by number. Election districts shall be changed only at this designated meeting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Election Districts and Precincts › Section 22-7-102 - Change in Precinct Boundary.

22-7-102. Change in precinct boundary.
(a) A precinct boundary shall not be changed unless a notice describing all proposed changes 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 board shall also mail by certified mail return receipt requested copy of this notice to the county chairman of each political party in the county not later than fifteen (15) days before the meeting at which the proposed changes will be discussed. A proposed change in a precinct boundary may be finalized by the board only at the designated meeting. Each precinct shall be designated by number.
(b) However, changes to municipal precinct boundaries due to the annexation of any territory shall be effective upon the date provided in the ordinance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Election Districts and Precincts › Section 22-7-103 - Establishing or Altering Election Districts or Precincts; Designation of Special Precincts.

22-7-103. Establishing or altering election districts or precincts; designation of special precincts.
(a) In establishing or altering election districts or voting precincts, the board of county commissioners shall be guided by the interests and convenience of the greatest number of electors involved. Election districts and voting precincts shall coincide with the boundary of a municipality or ward therein and school and community college trustee residence areas and shall not cross municipal boundaries except in cases where the board of county commissioners finds, and specifies in the minutes of its meeting the reasons why it is not practical to conform the boundaries of the election district or precinct to the municipal boundary.
(b) For elections other than the primary and general election, the county commissioners may designate different precincts than those used in the general election.