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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-102 - Transmittal to Secretary of State; Numbering and Endorsement; Ballot Statement.

22-20-102. Transmittal to secretary of state; numbering and endorsement; ballot statement.
(a) A proposed amendment shall be transmitted to the office of the secretary of state by the house in which it originates or by a constitutional convention. The secretary of state shall letter each proposed amendment serially in the order received from the legislature or convention and shall endorse upon a proposed amendment, a brief statement of the purpose of the amendment. If the bill proposing the amendment provides this statement, it shall be adopted by the secretary of state.
(b) The letter and statement endorsed on a proposed amendment are part of the amendment for purposes of reference in submitting the amendment to the electors and shall constitute the ballot statement of the amendment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-103 - Transmittal to County Clerk; Posting.

22-20-103. Transmittal to county clerk; posting.
The secretary of state shall mail a certified copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose filed in his office to each county clerk not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment is submitted to the electors. The county clerk shall immediately post in his office the copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose received from the secretary of state. The copy shall remain posted until after the election at which the amendment is submitted to the vote of the electors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-104 - Publication by Secretary of State; Supplemental Publication by Clerk.

22-20-104. Publication by secretary of state; supplemental publication by clerk.
(a) The secretary of state shall publish each proposed amendment and a notice that it will be submitted to the electors at the next general election, once a week for at least twelve (12) consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county and, if possible, once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks within thirty (30) days prior to the election in one (1) other newspaper of general circulation in each county.
(b) The clerk may supplement publication thereof by radio or television broadcasts or both. The broadcasts shall identify the proposed amendment or other question, by letter and statement of purpose as prescribed by law, and shall state the name of the newspaper in which the published notice will appear and the date on which it will appear.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-107 - Statement of Purpose on Ballot.

22-20-107. Statement of purpose on ballot.
The county clerk shall print on the official nonpartisan general election ballot for the next general election the statement of purpose of each proposed amendment certified to him by the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-108 - Proclamation of Adoption; Effective Date.

22-20-108. Proclamation of adoption; effective date.
The governor shall issue a proclamation of adoption not later than ten (10) days after the adoption of each proposed amendment has been officially certified by the state canvassing board. A proposed amendment is effective on the date it is proclaimed adopted by the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 1 - Amendments to Wyoming Constitution › Section 22-20-109 - Publication in Session Laws.

22-20-109. Publication in session laws.
Each constitutional amendment proposed by the legislature, and if possible each proposed by a constitutional convention, and each constitutional amendment adopted by the vote of the people, shall be published in the next session laws.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-201 - Proclamation of Governor Calling State Ratifying Convention.

22-20-201. Proclamation of governor calling state ratifying convention.
(a) If the congress of the United States of America proposes any question of repealing, amending or altering the constitution of the United States of America, or any part thereof, to be submitted to a ratifying convention of delegates chosen by the qualified electors of the state and does not prescribe the manner and method of calling, holding and conducting the convention and of canvassing the returns of the votes of the delegates thereto and determining, declaring and publishing the result of the vote of the delegates to the ratifying convention on any question voted upon, for which the ratifying convention is called, it is the duty of the governor to make a public proclamation:
(i) Calling the state ratifying convention;
(ii) Calling for the election of delegates to the state ratifying convention;
(iii) Specifying the place where and the time when the ratifying convention shall be held;
(iv) Specifying the number of delegates (who shall be qualified electors) of which the ratifying convention shall consist; and
(v) Specifying the method and manner by and in which delegates to the ratifying convention shall be elected.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-202 - Election of Delegates to State Ratifying Convention.

22-20-202. Election of delegates to state ratifying convention.
In each county of this state there shall be held a county convention of the qualified electors of the county at the time fixed by the proclamation. An election shall be held in which not less than five (5) delegates from each county and (1) one additional delegate for each five thousand (5,000) or major portion thereof of the inhabitants of the county shall be elected as delegates to the state ratifying convention specified in W.S. 22-20-201.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-203 - Convening of County Convention; Presiding Officer; Certification of Results.

22-20-203. Convening of county convention; presiding officer; certification of results.
It is the duty of the chairman of the board of county commissioners or some other member of the board in each county to convene the county convention and preside over it until the delegates chosen thereto select a chairman of the convention. It is the duty of the chairman and secretary of the convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state and to the state ratifying convention, the names of the delegates to the state ratifying convention chosen by the county convention.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-204 - Rules of Practice for County Conventions; Convention Ballots.

22-20-204. Rules of practice for county conventions; convention ballots.
(a) The rules of practice, procedure and conduct of the business of the several county conventions specified in W.S. 22-20-202 are those prescribed by "Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Order".
(b) The vote on the selection of delegates to the state ratifying convention shall be by written or printed ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-205 - Determining Apportionment of Representation at Conventions.

22-20-205. Determining apportionment of representation at conventions.
In the apportionment of representation in the county convention and state ratifying convention, the last federal census is the basis upon which the right to representation in the conventions shall be determined.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-206 - Board of Commissioners to Act as Election Commissioners.

22-20-206. Board of commissioners to act as election commissioners.
For the purpose of providing the necessary facilities and conveniences for conducting each of the meetings and conventions provided for by this chapter, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of this state are appointed election commissioners of their respective counties. It is their duty to do all things necessary and proper to facilitate the qualified electors of their respective counties in expressing their will upon any question submitted to them by the congress of the United States of America.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-207 - Costs and Expenses to Be Borne by County.

22-20-207. Costs and expenses to be borne by county.
All costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in each county shall be borne and paid by the county in which the costs accrued.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-208 - Convening of State Ratifying Convention; Costs and Expenses; Certification of Results.

22-20-208. Convening of state ratifying convention; costs and expenses; certification of results.
(a) If the governor issues a proclamation calling a state ratifying convention, it is the duty of the secretary of state to convene the ratifying convention and make all necessary arrangements.
(b) The costs incidental to the holding of the state ratifying convention shall be borne and paid by the state, as appropriated by the legislature.
(c) It is the duty of the officers of the state ratifying convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state, the result of the vote cast at the ratifying convention on each question submitted thereto. When the result of the vote of the delegates to the state ratifying convention is certified to the secretary of state, it is then the duty of the secretary of state to certify the result to the president and secretary of state of the United States, and to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives of the congress of the United States.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 20 - Constitutional Amendments › Article 2 - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States › Section 22-20-209 - Procedure When Congress Directs Manner of Holding Ratifying Convention.

22-20-209. Procedure when congress directs manner of holding ratifying convention.
(a) If congress, either in the resolution submitting the question or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the ratifying convention shall be constituted, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative, and the ratifying convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of congress directs. All officers of the state who may be authorized or directed by the resolution or statute to take any action to constitute a ratifying convention for this state are authorized and directed to act in accordance therewith and in obedience thereto with the same force and effect as if acting under a statute of this state.
(b) If an article V convention as defined in W.S. 9-22-101 is called, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative to the extent that they conflict with a convention conducted in accordance with W.S. 9-22-102.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-101 - Political Subdivision Bond Election Law.

22-21-101. Political Subdivision Bond Election Law.
This chapter including W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112, shall be known as the "Political Subdivision Bond Election Law," and each election required by law to authorize the issuance of bonds shall be conducted under the provisions hereof, except that statewide bond elections shall be conducted as provided in W.S. 22-21-201.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-103 - How Bond Question to Be Submitted to Electors; Contents.

22-21-103. How bond question to be submitted to electors; contents.
Each bond question shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the political subdivision. Every bond election shall be held on the same day as a primary election or a general election, or on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in May or November, or on the Tuesday next following the third Monday in August. Not less than one hundred ten (110) days before a bond election, the political subdivision shall provide written notification to the county clerk specifying the date of the election and the bond question. The bond question shall state the purpose of the bonds, the maximum principal amount thereof, the maximum number of years allowed for the indebtedness and the maximum rate of interest to be paid thereon. The secretary of state may promulgate reasonable rules for conducting bond elections where the election is not held at the same time as the general or primary election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-104 - Publication or Posting of Election Notice; Contents.

22-21-104. Publication or posting of election notice; contents.
Between one hundred one (101) and ninety-one (91) days before a bond election held in conjunction with a primary or other August election and between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before a bond election held in conjunction with a May, general or other November election, the county clerk shall publish notice of the election at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision, notice shall be posted at each polling place in the political subdivision between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before the election. Any notice of election hereunder shall specify the name of the political subdivision, the date, time and place of election, the question or questions to be submitted, and the fact that only qualified electors of the political subdivision may vote thereon. If a bond election is being held within a political subdivision at the same time and place as a regular or other election, the notice of bond election may, at the discretion of the county clerk, be combined with and given in the same manner as the notice of the regular or other election in such political subdivision.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-107 - Contests; Procedure.

22-21-107. Contests; procedure.
Any five (5) qualified electors of the political subdivision may contest an election on the question of the creation of an indebtedness upon filing in the district court of any county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partially located, within fourteen (14) days after the result of the election shall have been determined, a petition alleging an error that would change the result of the election, in like form as in other cases of contested elections in the district court. The political subdivision shall be made defendant, and process shall be served upon the clerk of the governing body or other chief clerical officer as in other civil actions. No civil action contesting the results of such an election or alleging election errors may be commenced after the expiration of such fourteen (14) day period.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-108 - Who Is Entitled to Vote.

22-21-108. Who is entitled to vote.
Any qualified elector in the political subdivision shall be entitled to vote on the bond question in person or by absentee ballot, for the precinct in which he is registered, as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-109 - Supplies; Regulations; Costs.

22-21-109. Supplies; regulations; costs.
The county clerk may utilize voting machines or electronic voting systems at any bond election and may prescribe the form of the ballot, the duties of election officials, and other reasonable regulations pertaining thereto. The political subdivision holding the bond election shall pay the actual costs of the election or an equitably proportioned share of a concurrent election, as determined by the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-110 - Ballot Canvass; Results Certified; Declaration; Effect of Defeat.

22-21-110. Ballot canvass; results certified; declaration; effect of defeat.
Immediately after the closing of the polls, the counting board shall proceed to count the ballots. The results disclosed by the count shall be certified by the counting board to the clerk of the political subdivision. If the majority of the ballots cast on a bond question is in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the proposal shall be approved, and the governing body of the political subdivision, in the manner provided by law, shall then proceed to declare the results of said election, and complete the printing, execution, advertising, and sale of the bonds, but if the majority is opposed to such issuance, the proposal to issue bonds for the same general purpose shall not again be submitted to election within a period of twelve (12) months or as otherwise provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 1 - Political Subdivisions › Section 22-21-112 - Effect on Prior Bond Elections.

22-21-112. Effect on prior bond elections.
This act shall have no effect on any bond election heretofore conducted, and any bonds authorized at such an election which have not been delivered may be sold and delivered as if this act had not been adopted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 21 - Bond Elections › Article 2 - State › Section 22-21-201 - State Bond Elections.

22-21-201. State bond elections.
(a) A statewide bond election may be held on the same days as authorized for bond elections under W.S. 22-21-103. A statewide bond election shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as a general election.
(b) The proclamation of such an election shall be published as provided in W.S. 22-2-109. No other notice of such election need be published.
(c) Precincts may be consolidated for the purpose of any special election held under this section at the discretion of the county clerk. Three (3) judges shall be appointed for the polling place in such special elections, and additional judges may be appointed if deemed necessary by the county clerk.
(d) The question submitted at such a bond election shall be deemed adopted, if a majority of the electors voting thereon approve the proposition.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-22-101 - Cost of School or Community College District Elections.

22-22-101. Cost of school or community college district elections.
The cost of a school or community college district election or equitably proportioned shares of a concurrent election as determined by the county clerk shall be paid by the appropriate board from the funds of the school district or community college district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-22-102 - Date of Election of Trustees; Terms.

22-22-102. Date of election of trustees; terms.
(a) The election of members of the board of trustees of each school district and community college district shall be held at the regular polling places for each district on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in general election years, except as otherwise provided by law. Terms of office shall run for four (4) years beginning at 12:00 noon on the first day in December following the election, except as otherwise provided by law.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 204, 2.
(c) Not more than a simple majority of members of the board of trustees of each school district and each community college district shall be elected at any election unless the election is to fill an unexpired term. This subsection shall not apply to the election of the initial board of a community college district or the first regular election of a community college district board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-22-103 - Establishment of Election Dates by Boards of County Commissioners.

22-22-103. Establishment of election dates by boards of county commissioners.
For school or community college district elections set by boards of county commissioners, in determining the date of an election each county commissioner's vote shall be weighted in proportion to the number of county commissioners and the population of electors of the district residing within that commissioner's county. The population of electors shall be determined by the most recent voter registration lists.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 2 - Nominations › Section 22-22-201 - Eligibility for Office.

22-22-201. Eligibility for office.
(a) A qualified elector resident in a school district is eligible to hold the office of school district trustee in the school district, but only from the trustee residence area in which he resides if the district is divided into residence areas.
(b) A qualified elector resident in a community college district may be elected to the district board of the community college district, but only from the subdistrict in which he resides if the district is divided into subdistricts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 2 - Nominations › Section 22-22-202 - Filing of Application; Form.

22-22-202. Filing of application; form.
(a) A qualified elector may be nominated for the office of school district trustee or member of a community college board by filing an application for election in the office of the county clerk not more than ninety (90) nor less than seventy (70) days prior to the election. The application shall be in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR ELECTION FOR SCHOOL OR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEE
I, the undersigned, swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), and that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of the .... school district or community college district (and resident of trustee residence area or subdistrict ...., if any), residing at ...., and I do hereby request that my name, ...., be printed on the ballot of the election to be held on the .... day of ...., ....(year), as a candidate for the office of .... for a term of .... years. I hereby declare that if I am elected, I will qualify for the office.
Dated: ....
.......... (Signature of Candidate)
.... Name as it is to appear on the ballot
(b) Repealed by Laws 1983, ch. 80, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 2 - Nominations › Section 22-22-203 - Determining Validity of Application; Placement on Ballot; Procedure for Multi-County Districts.

22-22-203. Determining validity of application; placement on ballot; procedure for multi-county districts.
(a) The county clerk receiving a nomination application shall determine whether the person seeking nomination is a qualified candidate. If the application is sufficient in all respects, the name of the person nominated shall appear on the official ballot for the election specified in the application. In the case of a school or community college district which crosses county boundaries, the clerk of the county in which a valid application is filed shall certify the name of the person nominated to the clerk of the other county or counties involved for placement on the official ballot for the election specified in the application.
(b) Each county clerk in each election involving a school or community college district which crosses county boundaries shall determine whether voting machines, electronic voting system, paper ballots, or a combination thereof, shall be used to insure that each qualified elector votes only for the candidate or candidates from the school district and trustee residence area, if any, and from the community college district and subdistrict, if any, for which he is entitled to vote.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 3 - School or Community College Election Procedure › Section 22-22-301 - "District" Defined.

22-22-301. "District" defined.
As used in this article including W.S. 22-22-301 through 22-22-308, inclusive, the term "district" refers to a community college district board or a school district board of trustees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 3 - School or Community College Election Procedure › Section 22-22-302 - Conduct of Elections.

22-22-302. Conduct of elections.
Unless specifically otherwise provided, a school or community college district election shall be governed by the laws regulating statewide elections and in even-numbered years be conducted and canvassed by the same election officials, using the same poll lists, and at the same times and polling places, as county elections.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 22 - School Elections › Article 3 - School or Community College Election Procedure › Section 22-22-304 - Ballot Information; Format.

22-22-304. Ballot information; format.
(a) The official ballot shall contain the following information:
(i) The name of the school district or community college district;
(ii) The county or counties in which the district is located;
(iii) The number of offices to be filled, the length of term for each office, and the number and names of candidates for each office for whom each voter is entitled to vote;
(iv) In districts divided into trustee residence areas or subdistricts, the trustee residence area or subdistrict of each candidate and the number to be elected from each trustee residence area or subdistrict;
(v) Ballot propositions to be voted on at the election.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-23-101 - Laws Governing; Costs.

22-23-101. Laws governing; costs.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, a municipal election shall be governed by laws regulating statewide elections. The municipality holding any election shall pay the actual costs of the election, or an equitably proportioned share of a concurrent election as determined by the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-23-102 - Qualifications of Municipal Officers.

22-23-102. Qualifications of municipal officers.
All municipal offices are nonpartisan, and municipal officers shall be qualified electors residing in the municipality and any ward established under W.S. 22-23-103 or 15-11-105(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 22-23-103 - Division of City Into Wards; Residency.

22-23-103. Division of city into wards; residency.
(a) A city may be divided into wards by ordinance of the governing body of the city. The wards shall be compact in form and as nearly equal in population as possible.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person shall not be a candidate for the council from a ward for the purpose of meeting residency requirements for the city ward, unless he has been a resident of that ward for at least one (1) year next preceding his election.
(c) In any general election year in which city wards are redrawn but not enacted into law at least one (1) year prior to the applicable filing periods, a person may be a candidate for a ward if he:
(i) Is a resident of the city on the date he files an application under W.S. 22-5-204 or a petition under W.S. 22-5-301; and
(ii) Has been a resident of the city for at least one (1) year next preceding his election.
(d) A person seeking election from a ward as provided under subsection (c) of this section, including a councilman whose term otherwise would expire as a result of completing his term of office, shall be a resident of the ward at the time he takes office.
(e) Following the redrawing of ward boundaries, a councilman whose term of office does not expire following the next general election shall continue to serve until the completion of his term.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 2 - Concurrent Elections › Section 22-23-201 - Conduct; Who May Vote.

22-23-201. Conduct; who may vote.
(a) Except as provided in W.S. 22-23-202 municipal primary and general elections are held at the same time, in the same manner, at the same polling places, and are conducted by the same election officials, using the same poll lists, as the statewide primary and general elections.
(b) Only voters residing in precincts within a municipality may vote in its elections.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 2 - Concurrent Elections › Section 22-23-202 - Optional Mode of Election for Towns; Procedures by Charter Ordinance.

22-23-202. Optional mode of election for towns; procedures by charter ordinance.
(a) Any municipality may, by charter ordinance enacted pursuant to article 13, section 1(c) of the Wyoming constitution, elect not to conduct its elections for office or for municipal ballot propositions in the same manner as statewide elections, in which case the charter ordinance shall at a minimum provide:
(i) The manner in which notice of elections shall be given;
(ii) The procedure by which candidates shall be nominated for office, and by which vacancies in nomination are to be filled;
(iii) The date, time and place of the election which shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in the month of May every two (2) years;
(iv) The manner in which precinct officials and a canvassing board shall be appointed;
(v) That the municipal clerk is responsible for:
(A) Determining if a person seeking nomination is a qualified candidate;
(B) Preparing the ballots in substantially the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot;
(C) Designating polling places;
(D) Otherwise conducting the election.
(vi) That the municipality shall bear the expense of the election;
(vii) The manner in which election results are certified and persons receiving the highest number of votes are notified.
(b) Those matters not otherwise provided for in a charter ordinance shall be governed by chapters 1 through 21, 23, 25 and 26 of this Election Code.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 2 - Concurrent Elections › Section 22-23-204 - Certification and Printing of Ballot Propositions.

22-23-204. Certification and printing of ballot propositions.
A municipal ballot proposition to be voted on at a general election shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the county clerk not less than sixty (60) days before the general election and shall be printed on the municipal ballot by the county clerk unless state law provides otherwise.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 3 - Nominations › Section 22-23-301 - Municipal Officers.

22-23-301. Municipal officers.
All candidates for municipal office shall be nominated at the municipal primary election. In order to be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter and a resident of the municipality and ward which he seeks to represent on the day the petition is filed, and shall not be an employee of the municipality. As used in this section, the term "employee" includes only those persons receiving an hourly wage or salary from a municipality. A person who provides volunteer services to a municipality shall not be considered an "employee" under this section based solely upon coverage under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act or other pension, death or disability program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 3 - Nominations › Section 22-23-302 - Filing Fee; Application Form.

22-23-302. Filing fee; application form.
Not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days preceding the municipal primary election, each candidate for a municipal office shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and sign and file with the municipal clerk an application in substantially the following form:
State of Wyoming )
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County of .... )
I, ...., the undersigned, swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), and that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., residing at ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., Precinct No. ...., in Ward No. ...., in the City of ...., and the State of Wyoming as of the closing of the municipal clerk's office on the day this application is filed, do hereby petition and request that my name be printed upon the Official Municipal Primary Ballot at the next primary election as a candidate for the office of ..... I hereby declare that if nominated and elected I will qualify for the office.
Dated: ......
.............(Signature of Candidate)
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 3 - Nominations › Section 22-23-303 - Certification of Candidates; Names on Ballots.

22-23-303. Certification of candidates; names on ballots.
Not later than sixty-eight (68) days prior to the primary election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates for nomination at the municipal primary election and the office they seek. The number of municipal candidates the voters are entitled to vote for at the primary election is the number of candidates to be elected to municipal offices at the general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 3 - Nominations › Section 22-23-307 - Candidates Nominated; Certificate of Nomination.

22-23-307. Candidates nominated; certificate of nomination.
(a) The candidates equal to twice the number to be elected to each office who receive the highest number of votes are nominated to run for the office at the next general election and shall be issued a certificate of nomination by the county clerk. 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 three (3) votes.
(b) The chief election officer shall notify a write-in candidate who has been nominated for election within forty-eight (48) hours after the canvassing board meets. Notification may be made by United States postal service, any generally accepted business document delivery method evidenced by receipt of delivery or attempted delivery at the last known address of the write-in candidate or service as provided under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure of the successful write-in candidate to accept the nomination within five (5) days after delivery, attempted delivery or service under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, as computed pursuant to W.S. 22-2-110, results in the successful write-in candidate not appearing on the general election ballot, and results in a vacancy which can be filled as provided in W.S. 22-23-308. Each notification provided under this section shall inform the write-in candidate that failure to timely respond will result in forfeiture of nomination.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 3 - Nominations › Section 22-23-308 - Vacancies in Nomination.

22-23-308. Vacancies in nomination.
(a) A vacancy in nomination for a municipal office to be filled at a general election occurs if:
(i) A candidate nominated at a primary election declines to accept the nomination, dies, moves his residence from his constituency or becomes disqualified to hold the office for any reason provided by law;
(ii) After the primary election there are no nomination applications for the office of mayor or councilman.
(b) A vacancy in nomination shall be filled by the municipal clerk notifying the person who received the next highest number of votes at the municipal primary election as shown on the official county canvass, or, if no other candidate exists, the vacancy in nomination may be filled by the governing body of the municipality.
(c) Not less than sixty (60) days prior to the general election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates who have accepted nomination by write-in vote and those nominated by the governing body and the office they seek. The names shall be printed on the general election ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 4 - General Municipal Election › Section 22-23-401 - Preparation of Ballots; Cost.

22-23-401. Preparation of ballots; cost.
The county clerk shall prepare ballots which shall be in substantially the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot for the municipal general election. The name of every candidate legally qualified to appear on the ballot and all municipal ballot propositions to be voted on at the election shall be printed thereon. The cost of preparing the municipal ballots shall be determined by the county clerk and paid by the municipality.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 4 - General Municipal Election › Section 22-23-404 - Commencement of Term of Office.

22-23-404. Commencement of term of office.
Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 22-23-202, the term of office of a person elected at the municipal general election commences on the first Monday in January following the general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-801 - "Special Election" Defined.

22-23-801. "Special election" defined.
As used in this article, including W.S. 22-23-801 through 22-23-809, the term "special election" means a municipal election on any question which may legally be submitted to the voters of a municipality other than at a regular municipal primary or general election or an election on the question of whether to incorporate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-802 - Proclamation; Supplementation of Advertisement.

22-23-802. Proclamation; supplementation of advertisement.
The date of a special election and the location of polling places shall be proclaimed by the governing body of the municipality not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the special election. The proclamation shall state the purpose of the election and shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The advertisement may be supplemented by the county or municipality as provided by W.S. 22-20-104(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-803 - Polling Places; Election Judges.

22-23-803. Polling places; election judges.
The governing body shall designate sufficient polling places to permit convenient voting and shall designate a sufficient number of qualified electors resident in the municipality to serve as judges of election. The judges of election at a municipal special election shall discharge the same duties as the judges of election at a regular statewide election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-805 - Poll Lists.

22-23-805. Poll lists.
Precinct poll lists for the special election shall be obtained by the municipal clerk from the county clerk and shall be paid for by the municipality. The municipal clerk shall furnish copies of the precinct poll lists to the judges of election. A copy of the precinct registry list shall be posted at each polling place during the special election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-806 - Entries in and Delivery of Pollbook; Elector Not on Lists.

22-23-806. Entries in and delivery of pollbook; elector not on lists.
The judges of election shall make the same entries in the pollbook as are required for statewide elections. Following the election the pollbook shall be delivered to the municipal clerk. If the name of a person offering to vote at a special municipal election is not on the poll lists, he may qualify to vote by signing an affidavit and if a judge of election obtains verification from the county clerk as provided in W.S. 22-15-105 and 22-15-106.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-808 - Canvassing Vote; Tie Vote.

22-23-808. Canvassing vote; tie vote.
The governing body of the municipality shall meet not later than three (3) days after the election at the time specified by the mayor to canvass the result of the special election. A tie vote shall be broken by lots cast by the governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 8 - Special Elections › Section 22-23-809 - Certification of Election Results.

22-23-809. Certification of election results.
The governing body shall certify the result of the special election in writing and immediately post a copy of the certification in the office of the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall mail a copy of the proclamation to the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 9 - Special Elections Following Incorporation › Section 22-23-901 - Election of Officers; Petition.

22-23-901. Election of officers; petition.
(a) In addition to other provisions of law, any newly incorporated town may hold a special election for the election of officers to serve until successors are qualified following the next regularly scheduled election. Such special election shall not be held within ninety (90) days prior to a primary election.
(b) Following completion of incorporation, persons who petitioned the board of county commissioners for incorporation may petition the county clerk, in writing, to hold a special election for the election of officers. Immediately upon receipt of a petition, the county clerk, in consultation with the petitioners, shall set the date for the election and shall conduct the election in accordance with law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 9 - Special Elections Following Incorporation › Section 22-23-902 - Application; Filing Fee; Form; Names on Ballot.

22-23-902. Application; filing fee; form; names on ballot.
(a) Candidates for office shall file an application for election and the required filing fee, with the county clerk, not more than fifty-five (55) nor less than thirty-five (35) days prior to the election. The election application shall be in substantially the following form:
ELECTION APPLICATION
State of Wyoming )
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County of .... )
I, ...., being .... years of age, a qualified elector of Election District No. ...., Precinct No. ...., Ward No. .... (if applicable), residing at ...., in the City of ...., State of Wyoming, do hereby request that my name be printed upon the Official Special Municipal Election Ballot for the special election to be held on ...., ....(year), in the City of ...., as a candidate for the office of .... . I hereby declare that if elected I will qualify for the office.
Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year)
.... (Signature of Candidate)
(b) The county clerk shall place the name of each qualified candidate on the special election ballot.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 22-23-1001 - Ordinance by Initiative Petition; Content.

22-23-1001. Ordinance by initiative petition; content.
An incorporated city or town having a commission form of government may propose a municipal ordinance by an initiative petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors registered in the city or town and filed with the municipal clerk. The petition shall contain the proposed ordinance, the signatures and residence addresses of electors signing the petition, and the date of signing the petition. A petition proposing an ordinance must be submitted to the municipal clerk within ten (10) months of the date of the first signature supporting the petition.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 22-23-1002 - Determining Validity of Petition; Certification.

22-23-1002. Determining validity of petition; certification.
As soon as an initiative petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall determine whether it contains sufficient legal signatures. If the petition is legally sufficient, the clerk shall immediately certify it to the governing body of the municipality.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 22-23-1003 - Adoption by Governing Body or Submission to Electors.

22-23-1003. Adoption by governing body or submission to electors.
An ordinance proposed by a valid initiative petition shall either be adopted within twenty (20) days by the governing body or submitted to a vote of the municipal electors at a special election to be held not more than sixty (60) nor less than twenty (20) days thereafter. The ordinance proposed may also be submitted to a vote of the municipal electors at a primary or general election only if a valid initiative petition is received not less than one hundred ten (110) days before the election if for a primary and not less than seventy (70) days before the election if for a general election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 23 - Municipal Elections › Article 10 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 22-23-1004 - Adoption by Electors; Repealing or Amending.

22-23-1004. Adoption by electors; repealing or amending.
(a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor of a proposed initiative ordinance, it is adopted and may not be repealed or amended except by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the municipality.
(b) The municipal governing body may submit to a vote of the people at a special election or a regular municipal, primary or general election, the question of repealing or amending an ordinance adopted by initiative petition.