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.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing any type of project or the issuance of bonds for any purpose not otherwise authorized by the laws specifically applicable to the political subdivision in question.
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.
(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.
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.
(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.
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.
(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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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).
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ) ) ss 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)
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
Before entering his duties, a person elected to a municipal office shall sign and file with the city clerk the same constitutional oath of office as county officers.