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Wyoming Statutes Title 22. Elections § 22-29-115. Mail ballot elections; definitions; general provisions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This section does not apply to a special district election held in conjunction with a primary, general or statewide special election. As used in W.S. 22-29-116:

(i) “Election official” means the county clerk for a formation election and a county clerk or district secretary for other elections;

(ii) “Mail ballot election” means an election for which voters cast ballots in a special district election by mail and in accordance with this chapter;

(iii) “Mail ballot package” means the packet of information provided by the election official to voters eligible to vote in the mail ballot election;

(iv) “Transmit” means to mail or to personally deliver.

(b) The secretary of state, after consultation with the county clerks, shall establish procedures for conducting mail ballot elections.

(c) Regardless of the number of eligible voters within the district, the county commissioners may order the formation election to be a mail ballot election.

(d) Regardless of the number of voters within its boundaries, a special district may, by rule or bylaw of its governing body, conduct by mail ballot elections to enlarge, withdraw, merge, consolidate, dissolve or such other election required by the principal act. A special district may by rule or bylaw pay the return postage of mail and absentee ballots.

(e) Upon the adoption of the rule or bylaw to conduct an election by the mail ballot procedure, each voter shall be mailed a mail ballot.

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