Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-7
Effective Date: 08/26/2022 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.7.08262022
Section 1. Authority. These rules are authorized by W.S. 22-2-121(b) and W.S. 22-9-125(c).
(a) When the board of county commissioners authorizes the establishment of an absentee polling place under the provisions of W.S. 22-9-125(a)(ii), the County Clerk shall:
(i) Inspect and certify voting machines to be used in the absentee polling place according to the provisions of W.S. 22-10-108; and
(ii) Appoint not less than three (3) qualified electors equally divided between the participating political parties, if possible, to serve as election judges at the absentee polling place; and
(iii) Send a notice to the county chairman of each political party in the county notifying the county chairmen of the right to have poll watchers present at the absentee polling place pursuant to W.S. 22-15-109. The County Clerk shall send the notice no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first day of voting at the absentee polling place.
(b) Not later than seven (7) days prior to the first day of voting at the absentee polling place, the county chairman of each political party shall deliver to the County Clerk a list of names and schedules of party members who will serve as poll watchers at the absentee polling place.
(c) Each day the absentee polling place operates, the election judges shall lock, seal, and secure all automatic tabulating equipment and ballot boxes, and secure all unused ballots, ballot cards, poll books, voter oaths, and any other election materials or supplies.
(d) A person may register to vote at the absentee polling place provided they meet the qualifications of W.S. 22-3-102 and provides acceptable identification pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 6 of these rules.
(e) If a person attempts to register at an absentee polling place after the close of registration as provided in W.S. 22-3-102(a), that person must also cast an absentee ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-3-117(a).