Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-5
Effective Date: 08/26/2022 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.5.08262022
Section 1. Authority. These rules are authorized by W.S. 22-2-121(b) and (d).
(a) A registered voter whose polling place is inaccessible shall notify their County Clerk of the need for accommodation prior to election day.
(b) Notice under subsection (a) may be oral or written. No statement from a medical doctor or other professional shall be required to verify the voter's statement.
(a) The County Clerk shall offer one or more alternatives to voting in person at an assigned polling place to a registered voter who provides notice to the County Clerk pursuant to Section 2(a). Alternatives may include but shall not be limited to the following:
(i) Voting by absentee ballot in advance of the election if otherwise permitted;
(ii) Delivery of an absentee ballot to an accessible polling place where the voter may vote and, have the ballot returned to and counted at his polling place or counting center while maintaining the secrecy of the ballot;
(iii) Delivery of a ballot from the voter's regular polling place to the voter in a vehicle at curb-side, and when voted, to have it picked up and returned to the polling place to be deposited in the ballot box while maintaining the secrecy of the ballot;
(iv) Voting at an accessible polling place on an accessible voting system properly programmed for the voter's correct precinct;
(v) Voting by other reasonable means in any accessible location as may be available in the county.
(a) Curbside voting shall require two election judges to leave the polling place and deliver a ballot to a person in a vehicle which is parked near the entrance to the polling place.
(b) Two election judges of different political parties, if possible, once notified of the need for curb-side assistance, will determine if a voter is registered to vote in that precinct.
(i) If the voter is currently registered, their name will be marked on the poll book/poll list, and the correct ballot will be delivered to the voter in a secrecy sleeve.
(ii) If the voter is not registered or if a change needs to be made to the voter registration information, the two election judges will deliver a voter registration/change form to the voter for completion prior to providing a ballot to the voter.
(c) After the voter has been provided a ballot, the election judges shall provide instructions to the voter, along with an appropriate marking device. The election judges shall inform the voter that the ballot will be cast as marked by the voter.
(i) After the ballot has been marked by the voter, the election judges shall instruct the voter to insert the ballot into the secrecy sleeve. The voter shall then give the secrecy sleeve with the ballot to the two election judges who will take the ballot into the polling place to be cast.
(ii) The two election judges shall insert the ballot into the ballot tabulation device.
Section 5. Maintenance of the Confidentiality of Ballots Voted. A ballot voted at a location other than the voter’s precinct of residence, because of accommodation made pursuant to this Chapter, shall be kept confidential. It shall be counted in the proper precinct and the vote reported with the results from that precinct.