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Home » US Law » 2022 Wyoming Statutes » Title 22 - Elections » Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours

Section 22-13-101 – Poll Hours; Opening Proclamation.

22-13-101. Poll hours; opening proclamation. Polls shall be open at seven (7:00) a.m. and close at seven (7:00) p.m., local time. A judge of election shall proclaim aloud at seven (7:00) a.m. at the polls that the polls are open.

Section 22-13-103 – Preservation of Order; Privacy of Voting Booths and Machines.

22-13-103. Preservation of order; privacy of voting booths and machines. (a) Judges of election have the duty and authority to preserve order at the polls by any necessary and suitable means. (b) To protect the privacy of the voter, voting booths and voting machines shall be kept clear of all persons except voters marking ballots […]

Section 22-13-104 – Procedure Before Elector Permitted to Vote.

22-13-104. Procedure before elector permitted to vote. (a) Before a qualified elector is permitted to vote an election judge shall record the applicable information as listed in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxiii) by his name on the poll list. (i) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (iii) […]

Section 22-13-105 – Official Marking of Paper and Absentee Ballots.

22-13-105. Official marking of paper and absentee ballots. Before delivering a paper ballot to an elector a judge of election or county clerk shall initial the ballot. No other identifying marks shall be made on an official ballot. An elector shall cast only one (1) ballot or set of ballots at each election. No ballot […]

Section 22-13-106 – Marking and Depositing of Paper Ballots.

22-13-106. Marking and depositing of paper ballots. Upon receiving a paper ballot, an elector shall proceed alone directly to a voting booth and there mark the ballot. The ballot shall then immediately be placed in the ballot box by the elector or judge of election.

Section 22-13-107 – Spoiled Ballots.

22-13-107. Spoiled ballots. An elector spoiling a paper ballot by mistake or accident may receive another ballot by returning the rejected ballot to a judge of election. Spoiled ballots shall immediately be cancelled by a judge of election and delivered with the returns to the county clerk or official conducting the election.

Section 22-13-109 – Instruction in Use of Voting Machine.

22-13-109. Instruction in use of voting machine. Before entering the voting booth, an elector desiring instruction on the use of the machine may summon two (2) judges of different political parties. The judges shall instruct on use of the machine but may not attempt to influence the vote. They may not remain in the booth […]

Section 22-13-110 – Entering Write-in Votes.

22-13-110. Entering write-in votes. Write-in votes may be entered on a voting machine in the manner indicated by instructions posted on the voting booth or indicated on the voting machine.

Section 22-13-112 – Voting Machine Malfunction.

22-13-112. Voting machine malfunction. Voting machines failing to function during voting hours shall be immediately repaired or replaced, as determined by the county clerk or other authority conducting the election.

Section 22-13-113 – Persons Permitted in Voting Booth; Time Limit.

22-13-113. Persons permitted in voting booth; time limit. (a) Not more than one (1) person may occupy a voting booth at any time, except that any elector who requires assistance to vote because of blindness, disability or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the elector’s choice, other than […]

Section 22-13-118 – Judges Work Schedule.

22-13-118. Judges work schedule. At the discretion of the county clerk, election judges may be allowed to work at the polling place on election day for a period of time less than the total amount of time the polls are open provided the polling place has a sufficient number of election judges on duty at […]