Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-24
Effective Date: 10/31/2011 to 10/22/2013
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.24.10312011
Rules for Petitions
The Secretary of State, pursuant to W.S. 22-2-121, is authorized to promulgate such rules as are necessary to maintain uniform voting.
These rules are promulgated to establish standards and procedures for petitions.
These rules apply to all persons and election officials with responsibilities as designated in W.S. 22-4-101, et seq., 22-5-101 et seq., and 22-24-101, et seq.
(a) Independent candidates for partisan office are nominated by filing a petition 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 in substantially the same form as found in W.S. 22-5-301. Petitions that do not substantially follow this form shall be rejected.
(c) Independent candidates shall seek prior approval of their petition from the appropriate filing office prior to collecting signatures.
(a) A registered elector who signs more than one (1) independent candidate’s petition for nomination to the same office shall not be counted on more than one (1) petition.
(b) If a registered elector does sign more than one (1) independent candidate’s petition for the same office, the applicable filing office shall credit the signature to the candidate who files his petition first.
(c) For all petitions, other than those specified in statute, if the registered elector was not registered to vote on the day he signed the petition, his signature shall not be counted.
(d) If the date the petition was signed does not coincide with the verification dates of the circulator, the signature is not counted.
(a) Petitions must have at least the minimum number of required signatures before being submitted to the appropriate filing office.
(b) Once the filing office determines that there are at least a minimum number of required signatures, the filing office will accept the petition for signature checking.
(c) After checking signatures, if the number of allowable signatures does not meet the number required, a petition may be cured by submitting additional signatures until the last date for filing occurs.