Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-26
Effective Date: 08/19/2015 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.26.08192015
Special District Elections
The secretary of state has authority to promulgate these rules after consultation with the county clerks under W.S. 22-29-114 and W.S. 22-29-115(b).
These rules shall set forth procedures for special district elections.
These rules shall apply to the special districts outlined in W.S. 22-29-103.
(a) As used in these rules:
(i) “Absentee voting” means voting by electors who are not casting their ballot at their designated polling place on election day.
(ii) “Conventional election” means the type of special district election held in accordance with W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-114;
(iii) “District secretary” means the director of the district who is responsible for the compilation of minutes, notice of meetings, and other logistical matters of the district;
(iv) “Election judge” means one who presides over the polling place, handing out ballots, giving instructions, challenging, and collecting and securing ballots.
Unless W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-114 or the Special District’s principal act requires otherwise, the following procedures shall be followed:
(a) Not more than 120 and not less than 100 days before a subsequent director election, the district secretary shall publish at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which all or part of the district is situated a proclamation setting forth:
W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-114 requires the special district or districts to allow absentee voting if not held in conjunction with any other type of election governed by the Election Code. Absentee voting shall be consistent with procedures for mail ballot elections. In a conventional election, those already registered may request absentee ballots through the day before the election. In tandem with absentee voting, the election may be conducted in one of two ways:
(a) A conventional election day election requires:
(i) Polling places staffed by election judges who distribute ballots to the voters or operate an electronic voting system and;
(ii) Districts using an electronic voting system or alternate voting system shall follow the Election Code requirements for security, sealing the machine after the pre-election test, polling place regulations of the voting system and resealing of machines after the polling is completed.
(b) A mail ballot election where all the persons or entities determined to be eligible to vote are mailed ballots, which when voted, are returned to the election official and shall be safeguarded until the deadline for voting passes, which deadline shall be called election day.
(c) In applying the statutes and rules, these shall be applied in the following order: principle act, W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-114 and these rules for the purpose of clarification.