Presidential primary elections.

2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0136
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0201

Presidential primary elections.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Northrup, Brown, Sommers and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Coe

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; providing for a presidential primary election; conforming related statutes; requiring state political party rules to disclose any voting obligations of delegates; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S.
18
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15
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102(b)
(intro)
, 22
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2
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101(a)(ii), 22
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2
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104(b) and by creating a new subsection (f), 22
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2
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108, 22
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2
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109(a) and by creating a new subsection (d), 22
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3
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109(a),
22
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3
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118(f),
22
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4
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101(d), 22
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4
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118(a)(iv) and (v)(C), 22
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4
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304(c), 22
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4
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402(b), 22
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5
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202, 22
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5
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203(b), 22
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5
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204(b), 22
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5
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205(a), 22
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5
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209, 22
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5
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212
through
22
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5
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215, 22
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5
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219(a), 22
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5
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220, 22
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5
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302, 22
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5
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304(c),
22
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6
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102(a), 22
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6
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105, 22
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6
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117(a)(intro), 22
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6
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119(a)(intro), 22
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7
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103(b), 22
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8
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101
(a) through (d)
, 22
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8
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113
, 22
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9
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109(b)
, 22
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16
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116, 22
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16
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121(a), 22
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17
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114, 22
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19
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102(a), 22
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21
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103, 22
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23
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201(a), 22
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23
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1
0
03, 22
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23
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1004(b), 22
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25
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102(c)(i)(B) and (ii)(B), 22
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25
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104, 22
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25
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106(a)(i) and (iii), (b)(i) and (h)(ii) and 35
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10
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208(b) are
amended to read:

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15
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102
.

Formation of district; mill levy
.

(b)

Any board of county commissioners shall submit the question of establishing a special district to the county clerk not later than the first Monday in June in even
‑
numbered years for submission of the question of establishing the special district to the resident electors of the proposed district at the next
regular biennial
primary election if:

22
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2
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101
.

Applicability and construction of Election Code generally
.

(a)

Chapters 1 through 28 of this Election Code apply to the following elections:

(ii)

Regular biennial and presidential p
rimary elections;

22
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2
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104
.

Election dates
.

(b)

A
biennial

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.

This election shall be known as the regular biennial primary election.

(f)

A
presidential
primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in April of every presidential election year for the purpose of
determining
the major parties' preferred nominee for the office of president of the United States
.
This election shall be known as the presidential primary election.

22
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2
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108
.

Secretary of state to certify officers to be
voted upon
.

(a)

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.

(b)

T
he secretary of state shall transmit to the county clerk of each county a certified list of presidential candidates to be voted upon pursuant to W.S. 22
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2
‑
104(
f) on or before the fifteenth day of January in every presidential election year.

22
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2
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109
.

County clerk to publish proclamation
.

(a)

Between one hundred one (101) and ninety
‑
one (91) days before each

regular biennial
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

regular biennial
primary election information. In addition, th
e
description of any ballot proposition submitted to the voters of the state, a political subdivision thereof, county or other district shall be included.

(d)

Between
thirty (30
) and
forty
‑
five (4
5) days
prior to each
presidential 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 presidential primary election, the candidates who will

appear on the ballot, the way in which the results of the election will
be used to
determine
or guide
votes
cast
at party national nominating conventions and other pertinent presidential primary election information. The secretary of state's office shall provide by rule a uniform statement describing the way in
which the election results are
used.

22
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3
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109
.

Certification and transmittal of poll lists; posting of registry lists
.

(a)

Not less than ten (10) days before any election, the county clerk shall certify and transmit to the officer in charge of each election at his request the necessary poll lists for the precincts or areas involved in the election. Not less than ten (10) days prior to
the
all
primary and general elections the county clerks shall upon request deliver up to three (3) poll lists for each precinct in the county to the county chairman of each political party in the respective counties.

22
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3
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118
.

Proof of identity
.

(f)

As used in this section "Wyoming federal election" means a
regular biennial primary election, presidential
primary election, general election or a special election for federal office held in this state.

22
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4
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101
.

Application; composition, election and qualifications of county central committees; certificate of election
.

(d)

No later than forty
‑
five (45) days after the date of the
regular biennial
primary election, the county canvassing board or a canvassing board appointed by the county clerk consisting of two (2) electors and the county clerk, shall provide to each county chairman the certified election results for precinct committeemen and committeewomen and a list of persons who received write
‑
in votes for precinct committeemen or committeewomen.

22
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4
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118
.

State convention powers and duties
.

(a)

The state convention has the following powers and duties:

(iv)

To select delegates and alternates to national nominating conventions

consistent with the results of the presidential primary election and as required by the rules and bylaws of the party
;

(v)

To formulate or change the rules governing the internal organizations of the party which rules must include:

(C)

The method of selecting delegates and alternates to the national convention

and any
voting obligations of the delegates
;

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4
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304
.

Certification of candidates; fees
.

(c)

The names certified to the secretary of state or the county clerk shall be filed no later than the day before the
regular biennial
primary election.

22
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4
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402
.

Petition; form; validity
.

(b)

The petition shall be approved by the secretary of state prior to circulation and shall conform in substance to the following:

PETITION FOR FORMATION
OF A POLITICAL PARTY

I know the contents of this petition including the names of the provisional party officers and request that the ________ party be printed on the ballot for the next general election. I am a registered elector for the next

regular biennial
primary and general election. (This statement shall appear at the head of each petition page.)

PROVISIONAL PARTY OFFICERS

NAME

ADDRESS

CHAIRPERSON

____________________________________________

TREASURER

____________________________________________

PETITIONERS

(Signature)

(Printed Name)

(Residence)

(Date)

1.

__________________________________________________

2.

__________________________________________________

VERIFICATION BY CIRCULATORS

I, ...., do hereby certify that I am a circulator of this petition, and I solely and personally circulated this petition, that all the signatures appearing herein were made in my presence from
....(
month) ....(day), ....(year) through ....(month) ....(day), ....(year), and to the best of my knowledge and belief such signatures are those of the persons whose names they purport to be.

.... (
signature
)
.... (
residence
address)

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5
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202
.

Major political party participation; separate ballots; same time
.

Major political parties shall participate in the
regular biennia
l primary election and presidential
primary election and each shall have a separate party ballot.
Th
e
P
rimary
electio
n of
elections for each
major political
partie
s

party
shall be held at the same time and at the same polling places and shall be conducted by the same election officials.

22
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5
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203
.

Nonpartisan judicial offices; separate ballot; same time
.

(b)

A separate ballot shall be used for the nonpartisan
regular biennial
primary election which shall be held at the same time and at the same polling places and shall be conducted by the same election officials as the partisan
regular biennial
primary election.

22
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5
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204
.

Application for nomination or election; party registration; form
.

(b)

An eligible person seeking nomination or election for a partisan office shall be registered in the party
whose nomination he seeks and shall file an application in substantially the following form:

APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION OR ELECTION BY PARTY PRIMARY
State of Wyoming
)
) ss
County
of ....
)
I
, ....,
swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a resident of the state of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No.
...., in Precinct No.
...., residing at ...., in County of ...., (if for the office of state senator or representative) in Senate (House) District ...., state of Wyoming, and registered as a member
of ....
party, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official party ballot at the next
regular biennial
primary election as a candidate for the office of ...., and hereby declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for the office.

Dated
the ....

day
of ...., ....(year).

.....................(
Signature)

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5
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205
.

Nomination application form for nonpartisan office
.

(a)

An eligible person seeking nomination for a nonpartisan office must file an application in substantially the following form:

APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION BY NONPARTISAN PRIMARY
State of Wyoming
)
) ss
County
of ....
)
I
, ....,
swear or affirm that I was born on ...., that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of .... County, residing at ...., and that I am eligible to be elected to such office, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official nonpartisan ballot at the next
regular biennial
primary election as a candidate for the office indicated below as follows:

(Name of office).

I am seeking (1) the regular term or (2) the unexpired term which terminates on
the ....

day
of ...., ....(year).

Dated
this ....

day
of ...., ....(year).

....................... Signature

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5
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209
.

Time for filing nomination applications; certified list
.

An application for nomination shall be filed not more than ninety
‑
six (96) days and not later than eighty
‑
one (81) days next preceding the
regular biennial
primary election. Not later than sixty
‑
eight (68) days before a
regular biennial
primary election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk a certified list of persons whose applications have been filed in the office of the secretary of state stating as to each his name, age, address, office sought and party affiliation.

22
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5
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212
.

When declaration of party affiliation required
.

An elector requesting a major party ballot
in either the regular biennial primary election or presidential primary election
must declare his party affiliation, or sign an application for change of affiliation before he may receive a party ba
llot. An elector may vote only the
nonpartisan ballot and if so, is not required to declare his party affiliation. Requesting a partisan primary election ballot constitutes a declaration of party affiliation. A change in declaration of party affiliation shall be entered on the poll list by the election judge.

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5
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213
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Entry in pollbook
.

The judges of election shall check or enter in the pollbook the name of each elector voting in
th
e
every
primary election and his party affiliation, if declared. An elector voting only a nonpartisan ballot shall be entered in the pollbook as an unaffiliated voter.

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5
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214
.

Change in party affiliation
.

An elector may change his party affiliation by completing an application signed before a notarial officer or election official, and filin
g it with the county clerk not
less than fourteen (14) days before
th
e
any
primary election or at the polls on the day of
th
e
any
primary or general election, or when requesting an absentee ballot.

22
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5
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215
.

Nomination of partisan candidates and write
‑
in candidates
; selection of preferred presidential
nominees
.

(a)

On each party ballot

in a regular biennial primary election
the candidate or candidates equal in number to the number to be elected to each office who receive the largest number of votes shall be nominated and shall be entitled to have their names printed on the ballot for the next general election. A write
‑
in candidate shall not be nominated and shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot for the next general election unless he received at least twenty
‑
five (25) write
‑
in votes. An unsuccessful candidate for office at a

regular biennial
primary election whose name is printed on any party ballot
may not accept nomination for the same office at the next general election.

(b)

On each party ballot in a
presidential primary election the presidential candidate who receives the largest number of votes shall be the party's preferred nominee for the office of president. The selection of
party
delegates
and alternates to the national nominating conventions shall be based on the
results of the
presidential primary
election
as
required by rules and bylaws of each
party. All standards for the selection of delegates and alternates to the national nominating conventions shall be stated in
each
party
's
rules and bylaws.

22
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5
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219
.

Further action by nominees or elect not required; exception
.

(a)

Candidates nominated and major party precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected at a
regular biennial
primary election shall be deemed nominated or elected without further action. In addition, each write
‑
in
candidate nominated at a
regular biennial
primary election shall comply with the provisions of W.S. 22
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16
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106.

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5
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220
.

Withdrawal of nomination application restricted
.

A candidate may withdraw a nomination application prior to the
regular biennial
primary election only by filing a written withdrawal in the filing office in which he filed his application for nomination. If a candidate withdraws after the party ballots are finalized and approved for printing by a county clerk in any county where the candidate’s name will appear on the party ballot, the county clerk shall not be required to remove the candidate’s name from the party ballot, but shall post a notice at each polling place announcing that the named candidate has withdrawn from nomination for the office designated.

22
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5
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302
.

Unsuccessful primary candidates precluded
.

An unsuccessful candidate for office at a
regular biennial
primary election, whose name is printed on any party
ballot, may not seek nomination by petition for the same office at the next general election.

22
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5
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304
.

Qualifications and number of signers required
.

(c)

For a district partisan election, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the district and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election. If a district's boundaries have changed since the last general election, then the required number of petition signatures shall not be less than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the current district boundaries at the close of day on the day immediately preceding the
regular biennial
primary election.

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6
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102
.

County clerk to print ballots; exception
.

(a)

The county clerk shall print official ballots for his county, for all
regular biennial primary, presidential
primary, general and special elections.

22
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6
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105
.

Sample ballots; publication
.

The officer providing the official ballots shall publish sample ballots at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which each
regular biennial primary, presidential
primary and general election is held within two (2) weeks prior to the election. This notice shall also state that the names of candidates will be rotated on the official ballots and will not always appear in the order indicated in the sample ballots.

22
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6
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117
.

Order of listing offices in partisan elections
.

(a)

The major party
regular biennial
primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order:

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6
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119
.

Format of primary ballot
.

(a)

As applicable, t
he
regular biennial primary and presidential
primary ballot of each major political party shall be printed in substantial compliance with this format:

22
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7
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103
.

Establishing or altering election districts or precincts; designation of special precincts
.

(b)

For elections other than
the
every
primary and general election, the county commissioners may designate different precincts than those used in the general election.

22
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8
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101
.

Notice of election officials needed; county chairmen to submit list of names; municipal clerks list of names appointment.

(a)

Not later than the third Tuesday of April in each general election year

in which there is not a presidential primary election and not later than the third Tuesday of January in each year in which there is a presidential primary election
, each county clerk shall notify the county
chairmen of the major and minor political parties in the county of the number of election judges and counting board members and alternates needed for the ensuing two (2) year term.

(b)

Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each general election year

in which there is not a presidential primary election and not later than the third Tuesday of February in each year in which there is a presidential primary election,
the county chairman of each major and minor political party in each county may certify to the county clerk a list of registered electors residing in the county and affiliated with the party, and a list of persons who are at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all requirements for qualification as an elector, who are willing to serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board.

(c)

Not later than the third Tuesday of May in each general election year

in which there is not a presidential primary election and not later than the third Tuesday of
February
in each year in which there is a presidential primary electio
n,
municipal clerks may submit to the county
clerk a list of registered electors, and a list of persons who are at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meet all requirements for qualification as an elector, residing in the municipality they represent who are willing to serve as a judge of election or as a member of a counting board.

(d)

Not later than June 30

in each general election year in which there is not a presidential primary election and not later than the last day of February in each year in which there is a presidential primary election
, the county clerk
on each general election yea
r
shall appoint judges of election and counting boards and alternates from lists submitted by the county chairmen of the major and minor political parties.

22
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8
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113
.

Training schools; generally and payment for attending
.

Not later than four (4) days before the
regular biennial
primary,
presidential
primary and general
electio
n
elections
, the county clerk under the direction of the secretary of state shall conduct a training school for
judges of election and members of counting boards to provide instruction in the performance of their duties. The training school, which is also open to the public, shall be held at the times and places announced by the county clerk, and the secretary of state shall prescribe the minimum curriculum for the school. Additional schools may be held at the discretion of the county clerk. Unless training is otherwise provided to the satisfaction of the county clerk, all judges of election and members of counting boards are obligated to attend at least one (1) such school. All judges and members of the counting board shall be paid not less than ten dollars ($10.00) as determined by the board of county commissioners for attending a school.

22
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9
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109
.

Form of absentee ballot
.

(b)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, official absentee ballots for
regular biennial primary, presidential
primary, general and special elections may be provided in an electronic format to voters with rights under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff.

22
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16
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116
.

Statewide abstract; discrepancies with county abstracts
.

From the unofficial tabulations delivered directly to his office, the secretary of state shall tabulate a statewide abstract by counties of votes for president
,

and

vice
‑
president, state officers, justice of the supreme court, United States senator, representative in congress, district court judges, circuit court judges, members of the state legislature and the votes for and against ballot propositions voted on by electors of a district larger than a county. The
unofficial tabulation
shall then be reconciled to the official abstracts of the county canvassing boards and the secretary of state shall prepare the state abstract from the official county abstracts.

22
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16
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121
.

Certificates of nomination and election following state or county canvass
.

(a)

When the state canvass is concluded, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate nominated at a primary election and
certify the names of nominees as provided in W.S. 22
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6
‑
101. When the county canvass is concluded, the county clerk shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate nominated at a primary election or by petition.
When the state canvass is concluded for a presidential primary election, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of the election results to each political party represented on the ballot.

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17
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114
.

Contesting election of president, vice
‑
president or presidential elector
.

The election of a Uni
ted States president

preferred nominee
,

United States
president
and

vice
‑
president candidate, or presidential elector, shall only be contested, presented to and tried before the Wyoming legislature under joint rules of the
house of representatives
and senate. Such a contest may be initiated by a Wyoming elector by filing notice with the legislature through the legislative service office no later than five (5) days after the election is certified by the state canvassing board. The contest shall only be brought on the grounds provided by W.S. 22
‑
17
‑
101(
a)(i) or (iv). A
determination of the contest by the legislature is final and conclusive and is not subject to judicial review.

22
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19
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102
.

Nomination
.

(a)

In a
genera
l
presidential
election year, the state convention
of a political party
nominating candidates
for president and vice
‑
president of the United States
shall nominate the party's candidates for presidential electors and file certificates of nomination for these candidates with the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days following termination of the state convention.

22
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21
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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

regular biennial
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. If calling the election in May, the body political
subdivision shall by March 1, provide written notification to the county clerk, specifying the date of the election and the bond question. If the political subdivision specifies the date of the election to be a
regular biennial
primary
,

or

general statewide or other August or November election, then the political subdivision shall provide notice to the county clerk not less than one hundred ten (110) days before the election if for a
regular biennial
primary or other August election, and not less than seventy (70) days before the election, if for a general or other November election. 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
regular biennial
primary election.

22
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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

regular biennial
primary and general elections.

22
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23
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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
regular biennial
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
regular biennial
primary and not less than seventy (70) days before the election if for a general election.

22
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23
‑
1004
.

Adoption by electors; repealing or amending
.

(b)

The municipal governing body may submit to a vote of the people at a special election or a regular municipal,
regular biennial
primary or general election, the question of repealing or amending an ordinance
adopted by initiative petition.

22
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25
‑
102
.

Contribution of funds or election assistance restricted; limitation on contributions; right to communicate; civil penalty
.

(c)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no individual other than the
candidate,
or the candidate's immediate family shall contribute directly or indirectly:

(i)

To any candidate for statewide political office, or to any candidate for statewide political office’s candidate's
campaign committee:

(B)

No contribution for the general election may be given prior to the date for the
regular biennial
primary election.

(ii)

To any candidate for nonstatewide political office, or to any candidate for nonstatewide political office’s candidate's
campaign committee:

(B)

No contribution for the general election may be given prior to the date for the

regular biennial
primary election.

22
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25
‑
104
.

Restriction on party funds in
regular biennial
primary elections
.

No political party funds shall be expended directly or indirectly in the aid of the nomination of any one person as against another person of the same political party running in the
regular biennial
primary election.

22
‑
25
‑
106
.

Filing of campaign reports
.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided
in subsections
(g) and (j) of this section and in addition to other statements required by this subsection:

(i)

Every candidate shall file a fully itemized statement of contributions at least seven (7) days before any
regular biennial
primary, general or special election with information required by this subsection current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election;

(iii)

Every candidate in any
regular biennial
primary election shall file a fully itemized statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after the primary election;

(b)

Reports of itemized statements of contributions and statements of contributions and expenditures, and statements of termination shall be made with the appropriate filing officers specified under W.S. 22
‑
25
‑
107 and in accordance with the following:

(i)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, any political action committee, candidate's campaign committee, or any political action committee formed under the law of another state that contributes to a Wyoming political action committee or to a candidate's
campaign committee, any organization making an independent expenditure under W.S. 22
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102(k), and any other organization supporting or opposing any ballot proposition which expends any funds in any

regular biennial
primary, general or special election shall file an itemized statement of contributions at least seven (7) days before the election current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election and shall also file a statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after a

regular biennial
primary, general or special election;

(h)

In addition to any other report required by this section, an organization required by W.S. 22
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110(c) to report expenditures shall report as follows:

(ii)

The report shall be filed at least seven (7) days before the next
regular biennial
primary, general or special election with information current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election;

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County regulation of fireworks
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(b)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the proposition to prohibit, or authorize in counties that currently prohibit, the sale or use of fireworks in a county shall be submitted to the electors of the county upon receipt by the board of county commissioners of a petition requesting the election signed by a number of the electors of the county equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of votes cast at the general election immediately preceding the date on which the petition is submitted, or by resolution of the board of county commissioners. The proposition shall be submitted at a
regular biennial
primary or general election, if the petition or resolution is certified sixty (60) days prior to the
regular biennial
primary or general election. If the proposition fails, no such petition shall be submitted for four (4) years following the election.

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This
act is effective July 1,
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