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Home » US Law » 2022 Wyoming Statutes » Title 22 - Elections » Chapter 5 - Nominations » Article 3 - Nomination by Petition

Section 22-5-301 – Independent Partisan Candidates; Form.

22-5-301. Independent partisan candidates; form. (a) Independent candidates for partisan public offices may be nominated by filing a signed petition in substantially the following form: PETITION FOR NOMINATION I, …., swear or affirm that I was born on …., ….(year), that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since …., and that […]

Section 22-5-304 – Qualifications and Number of Signers Required.

22-5-304. Qualifications and number of signers required. (a) For a statewide partisan office, a petition shall be signed by registered electors, resident in the state and eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering not less than two percent (2%) of the total number of votes cast for representative in congress in the last general election […]

Section 22-5-305 – When Petitions May Be Circulated; Use of Copies; Requirements.

22-5-305. When petitions may be circulated; use of copies; requirements. (a) A petition shall be circulated for signatures only during the calendar year in which the election for the office sought is to be held. (b) Copies of the petition may be circulated for signatures, but each separate page shall contain the information required to […]

Section 22-5-306 – Where Petitions to Be Filed; Fee.

22-5-306. Where petitions to be filed; fee. (a) Petitions for nomination of independent candidates shall be filed in the office prescribed for nomination by primary election for such office. (b) Petitions must be accompanied by the same fee required for the same office of candidates seeking nomination by primary election. A petition not accompanied by […]

Section 22-5-308 – Determining Validity of Petitions.

22-5-308. Determining validity of petitions. The secretary of state, or county clerk shall determine from the official list of registered electors whether sufficient valid signatures have been obtained on petitions filed in his office.