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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 21 - Cooperative Teacher Education › Section 21-21-104 - Authority and Status of Students of Teaching.

21-21-104. Authority and status of students of teaching.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section a student of teaching, during the time he is assigned to a field experience within a public school, is not a public employee of the school district within the meaning of the "Wyoming Education Code of 1969". The duties and responsibilities of the student of teaching shall be determined by mutual agreement between the school district and the authorized representative of the college.
(b) The student of teaching, during his field experience, is an employee of the school district pursuant to the provisions of the Wyoming Education Code of 1969, for the purpose of workmen's compensation and liability insurance as provided for other district employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 22 - Wyoming Education Trust Fund › Section 21-22-101 - Trust Fund Established; Corpus Inviolate; Investment by State Treasurer.

21-22-101. Trust fund established; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer. Note: this section is repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 139, 3. effective 7/1/2024.
(a) A fund is established which shall be referred to as the Wyoming education trust fund. The Wyoming education trust fund shall consist of those funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law or by gift from whatever source.
(b) Funds deposited into the Wyoming education trust fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund which shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with preservation of the corpus. Any earnings from investment of the corpus of the trust fund shall be credited by the state treasurer into a separate account and distributed in accordance with W.S. 21-22-102.
(c) Until the balance in the account established under subsection (a) of this section reaches fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00), the governor shall annually recommend to the legislature specific revenue sources for a ten million dollar ($10,000,000.00) appropriation to that account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 22 - Wyoming Education Trust Fund › Section 21-22-102 - Disposition of Trust Fund Investment Earnings.

21-22-102. Disposition of trust fund investment earnings. Note: this section is repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 139, 3. effective 7/1/2024.
(a) Revenues deposited into the separate account established under W.S. 21-22-101(b) shall be distributed by the state treasurer as follows:
(i) To the department of education for distribution in accordance with W.S. 21-22-106 and 21-22-107 to Wyoming school districts for programs benefiting school districts.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1997 Special Session, ch. 3, 505.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1997 Special Session, ch. 3, 505.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 22 - Wyoming Education Trust Fund › Section 21-22-106 - Distribution of Trust Funds Available to Public Schools; Innovative Program Grants; Criteria.

21-22-106. Distribution of trust funds available to public schools; innovative program grants; criteria.
(a) Revenues available to the department of education from the separate account under W.S. 21-22-102 shall be annually distributed to school districts as innovative program grants to fund programs providing innovation in or improvement to public education through the creation of new, different and improved educational opportunities in elementary or secondary schools, including:
Note: Effective 7/1/2024 this subsection will read as:
(a) From amounts appropriated by the legislature, the department of education shall annually distribute funds not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the school foundation program account to school districts as innovative program grants to fund programs providing innovation in or improvement to public education through the creation of new, different and improved educational opportunities in elementary or secondary schools, including:
(i) Curriculum development activities such as initiatives in world languages, mathematics, social studies, English and the sciences, programs to develop critical or creative thinking, programs involving the private sector and programs providing parental and family training;
(ii) Operational initiatives such as modification to class schedules, school day, week, month or year calendar and scheduling of extracurricular activities;
(iii) Administrator and staff development and improvement programs such as performance incentives, awards for excellence, professional training and development programs and performance evaluation programs;
(iv) Acquisition of technological equipment for programs expanding curriculum, enriching student education, enhancing staff development and providing community service;
(v) Applied science and technology programs designed to meet future labor market demands and to integrate public school programs with needs of business and industry;
(vi) Technical preparation programs integrating specific public school programs with community college programs and working with business and industry to prepare students for technical and academic careers;
(vii) Evaluation programs designed to determine the effect and achievement of innovative programs previously funded or currently provided within the district;
(viii) Regional developmental programs, including those designed to better prepare children for elementary school, and to improve parents' skills in developing their children's learning skills.
(b) In addition to criteria specified under subsection (a) of this section, priority shall be given to those programs which supplement not supplant existing courses and curriculum, are easily transferred to or duplicated by other districts, provide matching funds from nonstate sources and demonstrate the ability of the recipient district to continue the program after expiration of innovative program grant monies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-101 - Purpose.

21-24-101. Purpose.
(a) It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:
(i) Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or variations in entrance-age requirements;
(ii) Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment;
(iii) Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic and social activities;
(iv) Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families;
(v) Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact;
(vi) Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact;
(vii) Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children;
(viii) Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-103 - Applicability.

21-24-103. Applicability.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this compact shall apply to the children of:
(i) Active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this compact, including members of the national guard and reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211;
(ii) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one (1) year after medical discharge or retirement; and
(iii) Members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one (1) year after death.
(b) The provisions of this interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this compact.
(c) The provisions of this compact shall not apply to the children of:
(i) Inactive members of the national guard and military reserves;
(ii) Members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section;
(iii) Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section; and
(iv) Other United States department of defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-104 - Educational Records and Enrollment.

21-24-104. Educational records and enrollment.
(a) In the event that official education records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records containing uniform information as determined by the interstate commission to the extent feasible. Upon receipt of the unofficial education records by a school in the receiving state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.
(b) Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional placement of the student, the school in the receiving state shall request the student's official education record from the school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the school in the sending state will process and furnish the official education records to the school in the receiving state within ten (10) days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the interstate commission.
(c) Compacting states shall give thirty (30) days from the date of entry, for students to obtain and provide proof of any immunization required by the receiving state. For a series of immunizations, initial vaccinations shall be obtained within thirty (30) days and the child shall be permitted to attend school while receiving continuing immunization if the school administrator receives notification or a waiver is granted in accordance with W.S. 21-4-309.
(d) Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, from a local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition with the exception of children that have not yet met the age requirements as required by W.S. 21-4-301 and 21-4-302. A student that has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving state. A student transferring after the start of the school year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the receiving state on their validated level from an accredited school in the sending state except where the child has not yet obtained the age as required by W.S. 21-4-301 and 21-4-302 for kindergarten and first grade.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-106 - Eligibility.

21-24-106. Eligibility.
(a) Eligibility for enrollment shall be as follows:
(i) Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent;
(ii) A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning military child placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent;
(iii) A transitioning military child, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which he was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
(b) State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-107 - Graduation.

21-24-107. Graduation.
(a) In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall adhere to W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii) and paragraph (iv) of this subsection and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and to the extent possible incorporate the following procedures:
(i) Local education agency administrative officials shall use best efforts to waive specific courses required for graduation if similar course work has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local education agency shall use best efforts to provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time;
(ii) States shall accept:
(A) Exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state;
(B) National norm-referenced achievement tests; or
(C) Alternative testing, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. In the event the above alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state for a student transferring in his senior year, then the provisions of W.S. 21-24-107(a)(iii) shall apply.
(iii) Should a military student transferring at the beginning or during his senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving local education agencies shall to the extent possible ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending local education agency, if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending local education agency. In the event that one (1) of the states in question is not a member of this compact, the member state shall use best efforts to facilitate the on-time graduation of the student in accordance with paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-108 - State Coordination.

21-24-108. State coordination.
(a) Each member state shall, through the creation of a state council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies and military installations concerning the state's participation in, and compliance with, this compact and interstate commission activities. While each member state may determine the membership of its own state council, its membership must include at least: the state superintendent of education, superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children, a representative from a military installation, one (1) representative each from the legislative and executive branches of government and other offices and stakeholder groups the state council deems appropriate. A member state that does not have a school district deemed to contain a high concentration of military children may appoint a superintendent from another school district to represent local education agencies on the state council.
(b) The state council of each member state shall appoint or designate a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.
(c) The compact commissioner responsible for the administration and management of the state's participation in the compact shall be appointed by the governor or as otherwise determined by each member state.
(d) The compact commissioner and the military family education liaison designated herein shall be ex-officio members of the state council, unless either is already a full voting member of the state council.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-112 - Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission.

21-24-112. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.
(a) The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the interstate commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of this act or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the interstate commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.
(b) Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the "Model State Administrative Procedure Act," of 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of the interstate commission.
(c) Not later than thirty (30) days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule, provided that the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the interstate commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the interstate commission's authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-114 - Financing of the Interstate Commission.

21-24-114. Financing of the interstate commission.
(a) The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities.
(b) In accordance with the funding limit established in subsection (e) of this section, the interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the interstate commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.
(c) The interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the interstate commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.
(d) The interstate commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the interstate commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the interstate commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the interstate commission.
(e) The interstate commission may not assess, levy or collect more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per year from Wyoming legislation appropriations. Other funding sources may be accepted and used to offset expenses related to the state's participation in the compact.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-115 - Member States; Effective Date; Amendment.

21-24-115. Member states; effective date; amendment.
(a) Any state is eligible to become a member state.
(b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than ten (10) of the states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the interstate commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.
(c) The interstate commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-116 - Withdrawal and Dissolution.

21-24-116. Withdrawal and dissolution.
(a) Withdrawal:
(i) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state provided that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute, which enacted the compact into law;
(ii) Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same;
(iii) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The interstate commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof;
(iv) The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal;
(v) Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the interstate commission.
(b) Dissolution of compact:
(i) This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one (1) member state;
(ii) Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the interstate commission shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-117 - Severability and Construction.

21-24-117. Severability and construction.
(a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
(b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(c) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 1 - Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families › Section 21-24-118 - Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws.

21-24-118. Binding effect of compact and other laws.
(a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state.
(b) Binding effect of the compact:
(i) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the interstate commission, are binding upon the member states;
(ii) All agreements between the interstate commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms;
(iii) In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
(c) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-24-110(a)(iv), 21-24-111(d), 21-24-113 and 21-24-116(a)(iv) and any other provision of this compact, the state of Wyoming does not waive sovereign immunity by entering into this compact and specifically retains all immunities and defenses available to it as a sovereign pursuant to W.S. 1-39-104(a) and all other applicable law. Designations of venue, choice of law, enforcement actions and similar provisions should not be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity.
(d) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-24-114(b) and (e), or any other provision of this compact, the terms of this compact shall not require appropriation by future legislatures in violation of Article 16, Section 2 of the Wyoming Constitution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 24 - Military Students and Students of Military Families › Article 2 - Admission Requirements and Preferences › Section 21-24-201 - Extension of Residential Requirement for Admission.

21-24-201. Extension of residential requirement for admission.
For admission into an academic program or a course of study, if the University of Wyoming or any Wyoming community college, vocational, technical or trade school, other secondary educational institution or school district gives a preference or benefit to Wyoming residents, the same preference or benefit shall be extended to any current Wyoming national guard member regardless of the member's state of residence. This section applies when Wyoming residency is required for selection by or entry into a program. This section does not apply for calculating tuition or fees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 25 - Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities › Article 1 - Participation in Female Sports › Section 21-25-101 - Definitions.

21-25-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Coed" or "mixed" means that a team is composed of members of both sexes who traditionally compete together;
(ii) "Interscholastic athletic activity" means that a student represents the student's school in a Wyoming high school activities association sanctioned sport;
(iii) "School" means a school consisting of grades seven (7) through 12 (twelve), or any combination of grades within this range, as determined by the plan of organization by the school district board of trustees;
(iv) "Sex" means the biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual's genetics and anatomy at birth.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 25 - Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities › Article 1 - Participation in Female Sports › Section 21-25-102 - Participation in School Athletic Activities.

21-25-102. Participation in school athletic activities.
(a) A public school or a private school that competes against a public school shall expressly designate school athletic activities and teams as one (1) of the following based on sex:
(i) Designated for students of the male sex;
(ii) Designated for students of the female sex; or
(iii) Coed or mixed.
(b) A student of the male sex shall not compete, and a public school shall not allow a student of the male sex to compete, in an athletic activity or team designated for students of the female sex.
(c) A government entity or licensing or accrediting organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take any other adverse action against a school described in subsection (a) of this section for maintaining separate school athletic activities and teams for students of the female sex.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(i) Restrict the eligibility of any student to participate in any interscholastic athletic activity designated for students of the male sex or designated as coed or mixed; or
(ii) Prohibit a school from permitting males to train or practice with an interscholastic athletic activity that is designated for females so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an educational institution or any other benefit that accompanies participating in the interscholastic athletic activity.
(e) A government entity, any licensing or any athletic association shall not retaliate or take any adverse action against:
(i) A school for maintaining separate athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex; or
(ii) A student if the student or the parent or guardian of a student requests a contested case pursuant to subsection (f) of this section or that reports a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the school or athletic association.
(f) Any student or parent or guardian of a student aggrieved by an act of a government entity, school, athletic association or licensing or accrediting organization for failing to enforce the provisions of this act, may seek review in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act. In accordance with W.S. 16-3-112, review of a decision of a government entity, school, athletic association or licensing or accrediting organization under this subsection shall be before the state board of education.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 25 - Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities › Article 2 - Student Eligibility › Section 21-25-201 - Definitions.

21-25-201. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Athletic association" means an association that governs or regulates a student's participation in an athletic interscholastic activity;
(ii) "Commission" means the school activity eligibility commission created in W.S. 21-25-203;
(iii) "Female-designated" means an interscholastic activity that is designated specifically for female students;
(iv) "Gender-designated" means an interscholastic activity or facility that is designated specifically for female or male students;
(v) "Gender identity" means as stated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. A person's gender identity can be shown by providing evidence, including but not limited to medical history, care or treatment of the gender identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the gender identity or the evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held, part of a person's core identity and not being asserted for an improper purpose;
(vi) "Interscholastic activity" means an activity in which a student represents the student's school in the activity in competition against another school;
(vii) "Male-designated" means an interscholastic activity that is designated specifically for male students;
(viii) "Student" means a student who is enrolled in grades seven (7) through twelve (12) of a public school that participates in interscholastic activities;
(ix) "This article" means W.S. 21-25-201 through 21-25-204.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 25 - Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities › Article 2 - Student Eligibility › Section 21-25-202 - Effect Contingent on Court Ruling.

21-25-202. Effect contingent on court ruling.
This article is effective only during the period when a court of competent jurisdiction has invalidated or enjoined W.S. 21-25-102. The attorney general shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of any invalidation or enjoinder, notify the governor who shall certify to the office of the secretary of state that this article is effective. If at any point the invalidation or enjoinder is lifted, the attorney general shall, within thirty (30) days of the invalidation or enjoinder being lifted, notify the governor who shall certify to the office of the secretary of state that this article is no longer effective and W.S. 21-25-102 is effective.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-101 - Applicability and Construction of Election Code Generally.

22-2-101. Applicability and construction of Election Code generally.
(a) Chapters 1 through 28 of this Election Code apply to the following elections:
(i) General elections;
(ii) Primary elections;
(iii) Special elections to fill vacancies in the office of representative in congress;
(iv) County elections;
(v) Municipal elections;
(vi) School and community college elections;
(vii) Bond, mill levy and political subdivision tax elections;
(viii) Any special election;
(ix) Election of supervisors of a soil conservation district in a county whose board of county commissioners has, on or before May 1 of any year, adopted a resolution to make this Election Code apply;
(x) Elections held under chapter 29 of this title if:
(A) The special district principal act is silent on the matter; and
(B) Chapter 29 of this title and rules promulgated pursuant to that chapter are silent on the matter.
(b) This Election Code shall be construed so that all legally qualified electors may register and vote, that those who are not qualified shall not vote, and that fraud and corruption in elections shall be prevented.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-104 - Election Dates.

22-2-104. Election dates.
(a) A general election shall be held for all the precincts of this state on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
(b) A primary election shall be held at the regular polling places for each precinct on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in August in general election years for the nomination of candidates for partisan and nonpartisan offices to be filled at the succeeding general election and for the election of major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen.
(c) A May town election as authorized by W.S. 22-23-202 shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month of May every two (2) years.
(d) Every bond election shall be held on the same day as a primary election or a general election, or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May or November, or on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in August.
(e) The election of members of the board of trustees of each school district and community college district shall be held for each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in general election years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-105 - Terms of Office and Offices Voted on at General Elections.

22-2-105. Terms of office and offices voted on at general elections.
(a) The terms of office and offices voted on at general elections are as follows:
(i) Two Year Term.-At every general election there shall be elected the number of representatives in congress to which this state is entitled and members of the Wyoming house of representatives;
(ii) Four Year Term. - At the general election in 1974 and in every fourth (4th) year thereafter, there shall be elected the following officers: one (1) governor, one (1) secretary of state, one (1) state treasurer, one (1) state auditor, one (1) superintendent of public instruction, county clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, county coroners, county and prosecuting attorneys, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks of the district court. At every general election there shall be elected the necessary member or members of the Wyoming senate and county commissioners. The question of retention of a circuit court judge or a magistrate of the circuit court shall be submitted:
(A) For a circuit court judge, to the electorate of all counties within the circuit;
(B) For a magistrate required by law to stand for retention, to the electorate of the county wherein the magistrate serves.
(iii) Six Year Term.-At the general election in 1976 and in every sixth year thereafter, there shall be elected one (1) United States senator for the term next ensuing. At the general election in 1978 and every sixth year thereafter there shall be elected one (1) United States senator for the term next ensuing. At each general election the retention of district judges for unexpired balances of or new six (6) year terms shall be submitted to the electorate of the several judicial districts, as necessary;
(iv) Eight Year Term.-At every general election to the retention of a justice or justices of the Wyoming supreme court for unexpired balances of or new eight (8) year terms shall be submitted to the electorate of the entire state as necessary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-106 - Election of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Electors.

22-2-106. Election of presidential and vice-presidential electors.
At the general election in 1976 and every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected the number of electors of president and vice-president of the United States to which the state is entitled.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-108 - Secretary of State to Certify Officers to Be Elected.

22-2-108. Secretary of state to certify officers to be elected.
Between the twenty-fourth day of April and the third day of May in each general election year, the secretary of state shall transmit to the county clerk of each county a certified list stating what officers, other than county and precinct officers, are to be nominated or elected at the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-109 - County Clerk to Publish Proclamation.

22-2-109. County clerk to publish proclamation.
(a) Between one hundred one (101) and ninety-one (91) days before each primary election the county clerk in each county shall publish at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and post in the county clerk's office and at the place where each municipality within the county regularly holds its council meetings a proclamation setting forth the date of the election, the offices to be filled at the election including the terms of the offices, the number of persons required by law to fill the offices, the filing deadline for the offices and the requirements for filing statements of campaign contributions and expenditures. The proclamation shall also include the aforementioned information regarding offices to be filled at the general election and any other pertinent primary election information. In addition, the description of any ballot proposition submitted to the voters of the state, a political subdivision thereof, county or other district shall be included.
(b) Between ninety (90) and seventy (70) days before each general election, the county clerk in each county shall publish at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and post in the county clerk's office and at the place where each municipality within the county regularly holds its council meetings a proclamation setting forth the following:
(i) The date of the election;
(ii) For any offices not previously included in the proclamation published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the offices to be filled at the election including the terms of the offices and the number of persons required by law to fill the offices;
(iii) The requirements for filing statements of campaign contributions and expenditures not previously included in the proclamation published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;
(iv) Any other pertinent general election information;
(v) The legislative description of each proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot proposition submitted to the voters of the state, a political subdivision thereof, county or other district.
(c) Minor errors in any proclamation shall not invalidate the forthcoming election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-110 - Computing Periods of Time.

22-2-110. Computing periods of time.
(a) Except for special elections to fill vacancies for a congressman under W.S. 22-18-105 through 22-18-109, periods of time are computed by excluding the specific day and counting the prescribed number of days, including Saturdays, Sundays and full legal holidays. If the first day of a time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday, the preceding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday shall be used. If the last day of a time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday, the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday shall be used. All days, except the specific day, but including the last day, shall be used to compute the time limits established under W.S. 22-18-105 through 22-18-109 unless the last day of a time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday in which case the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday shall be used.
(b) When used to compute periods of time:
(i) "Not later than" is computed by counting the prescribed number of days;
(ii) "Not less than" is computed by counting the prescribed number of days and adding one (1) additional day to the computed time.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-111 - Employees Time Off to Vote.

22-2-111. Employees time off to vote.
(a) Any person entitled to vote at any primary or general election or special election to fill a vacancy in the office of representatives in the congress of the United States is, on the day of such election, entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed for a period of one (1) hour, other than meal hours, the hour being at the convenience of the employer, between the time of opening and closing of the polls. Such elector shall not, because of so absenting himself, lose any pay, providing he actually casts his legal vote.
(b) This section shall not apply to an employee who has three (3) or more consecutive nonworking hours during the time the polls are open.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-112 - Hours of County Clerk's Office on Election Day.

22-2-112. Hours of county clerk's office on election day.
The office of county clerk shall remain open for election business on election day during normal hours of election operations. With prior notice to the public the office of county clerk may be closed to all nonelection business except the recording of documents.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-113 - Availability and Form of Registry Lists; Use of Copies; Election Record; Purging.

22-2-113. Availability and form of registry lists; use of copies; election record; purging.
(a) The secretary of state shall furnish at a reasonable price registry lists to any candidate for a political office in the state, candidate's campaign committee, political party central committees and officials thereof, elected officials, political action committees, individuals promoting or opposing a ballot issue or candidate and to organizations which promote voter participation. The county clerks may elect to furnish the lists and, if they do so, shall make them available to all on an equal basis. All lists are for political purposes only and are not available for commercial use. The lists may be in the form of printouts, mailing labels or other electronic format as available. The lists may be reproduced for political purposes.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.
(c) Information copied from campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed by state and local candidates may be used for political purposes but shall not be used for commercial purposes.
(d) Unless otherwise specifically stated in this Election Code, all election records of the county clerk are public. The availability and dissemination of such records shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Public Records Act. Election records containing social security numbers, portions of social security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates, telephone numbers, tribal identification card numbers, e-mail addresses and other personally identifiable information other than names, gender, addresses, unique identifying numbers generated by the state and party affiliations are not public records and shall be kept confidential. When necessary, members of the county or state canvassing boards may access confidential information for purposes of this code but shall maintain its confidentiality.
(e) The county clerks shall purge and update voter registration information on the voter registration system not later than the fifteenth day of February each year and shall notify the secretary of state upon completion, but not later than February 15 of each year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-116 - Restrictions on Holding More Than 1 Elected Public Office.

22-2-116. Restrictions on holding more than 1 elected public office.
No person may hold an elective public office in any governmental entity which either provides any funding for or receives any funding from another governmental entity in which that person holds elected public office. If a person also is elected to a public office while holding another public office such that this section is applicable, the person shall resign from the public office first held prior to assuming the new office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 2 - General Provisions › Section 22-2-117 - Vote Required for Election; Ratification.

22-2-117. Vote required for election; ratification.
(a) Partisan and nonpartisan candidates who receive the largest number of votes for each office to be filled at the general election are elected.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 100, 3, Ch. 168, 202.
(c) With the exception of constitutional amendments and statewide initiatives and referenda, all ballot propositions shall be passed if the majority of those casting ballots on that proposition vote in favor of such proposition.
(d) A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wyoming submitted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each of the houses of the state legislature or a proposed new constitution submitted by a constitutional convention shall be placed on the ballot at the next general election and shall be ratified if approved by a majority of the electors voting at the next general election.
(e) If votes in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of those voting in the general election are cast in favor of adoption of an initiated measure, the proposed law shall be enacted, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The act shall become effective ninety (90) days after certification.
(f) If votes in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of those voting in the general election are cast in favor of rejection of an act referred, the act is rejected, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The act rejected by referendum is void thirty (30) days after certification.