Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-24
Effective Date: 08/26/2022 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.24.08262022
Section 1. Authority. The Secretary of State promulgates this chapter pursuant to W.S. 22-2-121(a).
(a) Independent candidates for partisan office shall be nominated by filing a petition containing the number of valid signatures required by W.S. 22-5-304 with the Secretary of State or the County Clerk not less than seventy (70) days before a General Election.
(b) The petition for nomination shall be approved for circulation by the appropriate filing office prior to collecting signatures in substantially the same form as found in W.S. 22-5-301.
(c) A registered elector may sign more than one (1) independent candidate's petition for nomination to the same office.
(a) If the registered elector was not registered to vote on the day they signed the petition, that elector's signature shall not be counted.
(b) A signature shall not be valid if the date the petition was signed by the elector does not coincide with the circulation dates of the petition.
(a) Petitions must have at least the minimum number of required signatures before being submitted to the appropriate filing office for signature validation.
(b) If the filing office determines that there are at least the minimum number of signatures, the filing office shall accept the petition for signature validation.
(c) After validating the petition signatures, if the number of valid signatures submitted does not meet the number required, the filing office shall contact the petitioner informing them that they have not met the signature requirement of the petition. The petition may then be cured if the petitioner submits additional valid signatures before the last date for filing.