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(a) The terms of office and offices voted on at general elections are as follows:
(i) Two Year Term.--At every general election there shall be elected the number of representatives in congress to which this state is entitled and members of the Wyoming house of representatives;
(ii) Four Year Term. --At the general election in 1974 and in every fourth (4th) year thereafter, there shall be elected the following officers: one (1) governor, one (1) secretary of state, one (1) state treasurer, one (1) state auditor, one (1) superintendent of public instruction, county clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, county coroners, county and prosecuting attorneys, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks of the district court. At every general election there shall be elected the necessary member or members of the Wyoming senate and county commissioners. The question of retention of a circuit court judge or a magistrate of the circuit court shall be submitted:
(A) For a circuit court judge, to the electorate of all counties within the circuit;
(B) For a magistrate required by law to stand for retention, to the electorate of the county wherein the magistrate serves.
(iii) Six Year Term.--At the general election in 1976 and in every sixth year thereafter, there shall be elected one (1) United States senator for the term next ensuing. At the general election in 1978 and every sixth year thereafter there shall be elected one (1) United States senator for the term next ensuing. At each general election the retention of district judges for unexpired balances of or new six (6) year terms shall be submitted to the electorate of the several judicial districts, as necessary;
(iv) Eight Year Term.--At every general election to the retention of a justice or justices of the Wyoming supreme court for unexpired balances of or new eight (8) year terms shall be submitted to the electorate of the entire state as necessary.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 22. Elections § 22-2-105. Terms of office and offices voted on at general elections - last updated December 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-22-elections/wy-st-sect-22-2-105/
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