22-9-101. Duty to assist absent electors to vote. The state and county selective service boards, all military organizations, the adjutant general, citizens and officers of this state are charged with the duty of cooperation with election officials and absent electors to assist absent qualified electors to vote in all elections.
22-9-102. Who may vote by absentee ballot. (a) Any qualified elector may vote by absentee ballot. (b) A qualified elector who leaves the state with the intent to make his residence elsewhere may vote by absentee ballot in Wyoming until he has met the residency requirement in his new state of residence.
22-9-103. Where to apply. Applications for an absentee ballot for any election to which this Election Code applies shall be made to the appropriate county clerk.
22-9-104. How to apply; information required. (a) A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot either in person, in writing, or by telephone, by furnishing the following information: (i) Name in full, social security number (optional), date of birth, and current Wyoming residence address by street, city, county, and zip code or last Wyoming […]
22-9-105. Application. A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot at anytime during the calendar year in which the election is held, but not on the day of the election.
22-9-106. Qualified absentee voter; written notification if rejected. The clerk shall mark each completed absentee ballot application with the date of receipt. The clerk shall then determine if the applicant is properly qualified to vote. If the applicant is not entitled to vote, the clerk shall not issue a ballot to him and shall mark […]
22-9-107. Delivering ballots to qualified applicants. If the clerk determines that the applicant is entitled to vote, he shall mark the application “Accepted” and shall, not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the election, distribute to the applicant, or the individual designated by the applicant, the absentee ballot or ballots requested, instructions for marking […]
22-9-108. Absentee ballot record; information to be entered. (a) For each election, the clerk shall keep an “Absentee Ballot Record” in which he shall enter the following information: (i) The name, voter registration number and residence address of each absentee ballot applicant, and the ballots requested by each; (ii) The date of receipt of each […]
22-9-109. Form of absentee ballot. (a) The absentee ballot shall be in the same form prescribed by law for the official ballot or a reasonable printed reproduction of the prescribed form for electronic ballots. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, official absentee ballots for primary, general and special elections may be provided in an […]
22-9-110. Form of absentee ballot envelopes; distribution. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form, and distribute to the clerks responsible for the respective elections a supply of the following official envelopes: (i) The official inner ballot envelope for use in sealing and returning the completed absentee ballot; (ii) The official outer envelope for […]
22-9-111. Affidavit to be printed on inner envelope; attestation. (a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (b) For all voters, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, an oath containing the following information and meeting the following requirements shall be printed on the reverse side of the inner ballot envelope: (i) The elector’s full name; […]
22-9-112. Instructions on outer envelope. (a) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5. (b) For all electors, as specified in W.S. 22-9-105, the following shall be printed on the reverse side of the outer envelope in red ink: INSTRUCTIONS This is your absentee ballot. To vote, mark the ballot in secret, then sign the […]
22-9-113. Completing and return of ballot. Upon receipt, a qualified elector shall mark the ballot and sign the affidavit. The ballot shall then be sealed in the inner ballot envelope and mailed or delivered to the clerk.
22-9-114. Receipt by clerk; generally. The clerk shall mark on each completed inner envelope the date and time of receipt and enter this information in the absentee ballot record. From information contained in the affidavit or from other reliable sources, the clerk shall determine the district and precinct where the ballot shall be voted and […]
22-9-115. Receipt by clerk; handling procedure. (a) After an absentee ballot has been accepted by the clerk, it shall not be returned to the voter. (b) The clerk shall place completed absentee ballot envelopes in a large precinct envelope for the precinct in which they shall be voted and keep custody of them until they […]
22-9-116. Duplicate precinct lists; generally. The clerk shall make in duplicate a precinct list indicating the names of electors voting an absentee ballot in the precinct.
22-9-117. Duplicate precinct lists; handling procedure. The duplicate list of absentee precinct electors shall be placed in the precinct envelope with the absentee ballots. The precinct envelope shall be sealed before being delivered to the precinct polling place.
22-9-118. Delivery of absentee ballots and duplicate list to precincts. The clerk shall oversee the delivery of the sealed envelope containing absentee ballots and the duplicate list of absent electors to each precinct polling place before the polls are opened. Absentee ballots returned to the county clerk not later than 7:00 p.m. on election day […]
22-9-119. Late absentee ballots. An absentee ballot received by the clerk after the polls close shall not be voted. The clerk shall write on the inner envelope of such late absentee ballot “Rejected-received after the polls closed”. These late ballots shall be kept by the clerk for at least two (2) years after the election […]
22-9-120. Receipt of absentee ballots and lists by judges. When the absentee ballots are delivered to the polls and the polls are open, the judges of election shall open the precinct envelope and determine whether the ballots therein correspond to the names on the enclosed duplicate list. If they do, the judges shall retain one […]
