Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-22
Effective Date: 10/22/2013 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.22.10222013
Rules for Ballot Preparation
The Secretary of State, pursuant to W.S. 22-2-121, is authorized to promulgate such rules as are necessary to maintain uniform voting and vote counting procedures and orderly voting.
These rules are promulgated to establish standards and procedures for the preparation of ballots.
These rules apply to all persons and election officials with responsibilities for preparing ballots, as designated in W.S. 22-6-101, et seq.
(a) Primary and General Election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the order established by W.S. 22-6-117.
(b) Party position on the General Election ballot for each office is determined by the number of votes received by each party within the County for the office of representative in congress at the last preceding General Election, as set forth in W.S. 22-6-121.
(c) On the Primary partisan ballot, if any party does not have a candidate for a particular office, the ballot shall not state, “No candidate filed.”
(d) On the General ballot, if any party does not have a candidate for a particular office, the ballot shall not list the major party nor state, “No candidate filed.”
(e) All statutes pertaining to write-in spaces per office must be followed.