Registration

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, ch. 3
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-101 When required; prior registration in effect.

(a) Registration is required before a person may vote. (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (b) Any voter legally registered prior to May 25, 1973, is considered registered under the Election Code enacted in 1973.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-102 Qualifications; temporary registration.

(a) A person may register to vote not less than fourteen (14) days before an election, at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii) or as provided by W.S. 22-3-117, who satisfies the following qualifications: (i) He is a citizen of the United States, as evidenced by providing proof of United States citizenship as defined by W.S. 22-1-102(a)(lvi); (ii) He will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the next election provided he shall not be permitted to vote until he has attained the age of eighteen (18); (iii) He is a bona fide resident of Wyoming as determined in accordance with W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxx); (iv) He is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent; (v) He has not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted has had his civil or voting rights restored; (vi) He has been a bona fide resident of Wyoming for not less than thirty (30) days before the date of the next election. (b) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (d) An absent uniformed services or an overseas citizen voter who is qualified to register by mail, to request an absentee ballot, and to vote in Wyoming is entitled to register by mail annually using the Federal Postcard Application for the purpose of voting in any election during the calendar year for which the voter registered. The voter's name shall not appear on the permanent official registry list until the voter has registered as provided in W.S. 22-3-103 and 22-3-104. (e) The secretary of state is authorized to provide for the verification of certain voter registration data in accordance with the following: (i) The secretary of state and the director of the department of transportation shall enter into an agreement to match voter registration data with information maintained by the department regarding driver's licenses, in order to verify the information provided on applications for voter registration, determine if any alien identification number or other evidence of non-United States citizenship is kept within corresponding driver's license records, determine if any voters listed in the Wyoming voter registration system have subsequently received a driver's license from another state as indicated by information received from other states, including but not limited to information received from the state-to-state verification service operated by the American association of motor vehicle administrators or verify any other information indicating a voter should be ineligible to vote at the request of the secretary of state; (ii) The secretary of state and the attorney general shall enter into an agreement to compare data in the voter registration system with information maintained by the division of criminal investigation regarding state felony convictions in order to deny voter registration to, and remove from voter registration lists, individuals who are not qualified electors; (iii) The secretary of state and the director of the department of health shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with death records in the office of vital records services within the department of health in order to remove names of deceased individuals from voter registration lists; (iv) The secretary of state, the state board of parole and the department of corrections shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with records regarding restoration of voting rights maintained by the state board of parole or the department of corrections in order to verify voter qualifications; (v) The secretary of state and the supreme court shall enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration system with other records in order to generate jury lists; (vi) The secretary of state may utilize the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program operated by the United States citizenship and immigration services for purposes of verifying that voters listed in the Wyoming voter registration system are United States citizens. (f) The department of transportation shall furnish monthly to the secretary of state a complete list of all persons who have indicated a noncitizen status in obtaining any document, or renewal thereof, issued pursuant to W.S. 31-7-115 and 31-8-102. The secretary of state may transmit the information from the list to appropriate county clerks. Information in these lists shall be kept confidential and available only for official use.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-103 Furnishing of oath forms; contents thereof.

(a) The county clerk shall furnish voter registration oath forms to registry agents which forms shall require the following voter information from the applicant: (i) His full legal name; (ii) His current residence address or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming; (iii) His postal address if different from his residence address; (iv) His date of birth; (v) Acceptable identification as defined pursuant to W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxxix); (vi) Either: (A) The applicant's Wyoming driver's license number, or if the applicant has no current, valid Wyoming driver's license, a statement to that effect and the last four (4) digits of the applicant's social security number, or if the applicant has neither, a statement to that effect; or (B) A tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone tribe of Wyoming, the Northern Arapaho tribe of Wyoming or other federally recognized Indian tribe that contains the applicant's Wyoming driver's license number, if the applicant has a Wyoming driver's license, and the last four (4) digits of the applicant's social security number. (vii) His political party affiliation, if any. (viii) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 3, § 3. (ix) Proof of residence as defined in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(lv); (x) Proof of United States citizenship as defined by W.S. 22-1-102(a)(lvi). (b) Following the provision of the information required in subsection (a) of this section, the form shall require the applicant's signature in full below the following oath: I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States; that I am a bona fide resident of the state of Wyoming and this county; I have resided in the state for not less than thirty (30) days before the date of the next election; that if registered in another county or state, I hereby request that my registration be withdrawn; that I will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on or before the next election; that I am not currently adjudicated a mentally incompetent person, that I have not been convicted of a felony, or if I have been convicted of a felony, I have had my civil or voting rights restored by a competent authority; and that the voter registration information contained herein is true and accurate to my best knowledge and belief. .... (Signature in full of applicant) Subscribed and affirmed or sworn to before me by .... this .... day of ...., (year). .... (Signature and title of registry agent or person authorized to administer oaths) (c) Persons in the uniformed services and overseas citizens, as specified in W.S. 22-3-117, shall swear or affirm to the oath under the penalty of perjury. The oath does not require the signature of an oath-taking officer.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-104 Methods of verification; signing oath; time for proving eligibility; registration locations.

(a) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (b) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5. (d) An applicant may only register to vote in person or by mail at which time he shall provide the information required by W.S. 22-3-103(a) and sign the registration oath as required by W.S. 22-3-103(b). (i) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, § 2. (f) A person shall be registered to vote as follows: (i) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, § 2. (ii) Registration is effective: (A) At the polls for the purpose of voting. Upon verification of the information, the voter shall continue to be registered. Upon failure of verification, the voter's registration shall be revoked in accordance with W.S. 22-3-105; (B) For registration, other than at the polls, after the voter registration information has been entered onto the voter registration system and verified. (g) On election day, applicants attempting to register who lack the proof required under this section shall be offered provisional ballots in accordance with W.S. 22-15-105 and permitted until the close of business on the day following the election to present documentation to the county clerk establishing their eligibility to register and to vote in the precinct. (h) An applicant may register to vote in person: (i) In his proper polling place at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii); or (ii) In the office of the county clerk or city clerk in the principal office building of the county or city in the presence of the registry agent. (j) A county or city clerk may establish and maintain registration facilities in a public area owned or occupied by a political subdivision or governmental institution, agency or entity, after giving not less than two (2) days notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and by posting such notice in such clerk's office. The requirements of subsection (h) of this section regarding the place of registration shall not apply to a person registering in accordance with this subsection.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-105 Investigation of voter qualifications; striking names from registry; criteria; notice; appeal.

(a) The county clerk may investigate the qualifications of any voter registration, when he has reasonable cause to believe that the voter may be unqualified. The county clerk shall, after a thorough investigation, strike from the voter registration lists the name of any person who is not qualified to be registered. (b) Among the criteria the county clerk may use in determining the qualifications of any person to be registered are the following: (i) Location of dwelling of registrant and family; (ii) Occupation and location of employment; (iii) Location of vehicle registration; (iv) Wyoming driver's license or tribal identification card that meets the requirements of W.S. 22-3-103(a)(vi)(B); (v) Property owned; (vi) Any other residency qualifications either provided by law or deemed reasonable by the clerk to render a judicious determination. (c) The clerk shall give immediate written notice by certified return receipt mail to any person who is denied registration. (d) Any person who is denied registration has the right to appeal to a circuit court within the county or to the district court within five (5) days of the date of the notification. The appellant shall not be required to obtain legal counsel for any such appeal. (e) The court shall hear and decide any such appeal within five (5) days from the date the appeal is received. (f) The provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act are not applicable to voter registration appeals.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-106 Request for voter registration withdrawal; form.

If a voter registration applicant affirms that he is registered in another county or state, the registry agent shall require that the applicant make a written withdrawal of voter registration from another county or state on the Wyoming registration application.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-107 Information registry agent may enter on registration form.

The registry agent may determine and enter on a voter registration oath form the voting district number, polling precinct number, school district number, house district number and senate district number after the applicant signs the form.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-108 Official registry list information.

(a) The official registry list shall contain at least the following information as to each registered elector: (i) Name in full; (ii) Residence by street number and name, if any; (iii) Voting district and precinct numbers; (iv) Party affiliation, if declared; (v) House and senate district numbers; (vi) Date of birth; (vii) The elector's Wyoming driver's license number, or if the elector has no Wyoming driver's license, one (1) of the following unique identifying numbers: (A) The last four (4) digits of the elector's social security number, or if the elector also has no social security number; (B) A unique identifying number generated by the state. (viii) A unique identifying number generated by the state; (ix) Information relating to absentee ballot status; and (x) Date of registration. (b) The official registry list may contain the following information as to each registered elector: (i) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (ii) County of residence; (iii) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 67, § 2. (iv) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 94, § 4. (v) Name of municipal corporation of residence, if any; (vi) Number of school district of residence; (vii) Mailing address; (viii) Gender; and (ix) Telephone number, if any. (c) The county clerk may maintain within the election records the social security numbers of registered electors for identification purposes.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-109 Certification and transmittal of poll lists; posting of registry lists.

(a) Not less than ten (10) days before any election, the county clerk shall certify and transmit to the officer in charge of each election at his request the necessary poll lists for the precincts or areas involved in the election. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the primary and general elections the county clerks shall upon request deliver up to three (3) poll lists for each precinct in the county to the county chairman of each political party in the respective counties. (b) The county clerk shall publicly post in a prominent place at the county courthouse one (1) copy of the registry list for each precinct.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-110 Expense of preparing poll lists.

The expense of preparing poll lists required by law to be provided by the county clerk in combined statewide political subdivision elections, shall be shared on an equitable basis by the governmental entities participating in the election. The expense of preparing other poll lists shall be paid by the entity holding the election.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-111 Preparation and contents of pollbooks.

(a) The county clerk shall prepare the necessary pollbooks for statewide and political subdivision elections held on the same date. The pollbooks shall contain the poll lists. (b) Pollbooks shall be prepared for special district elections by the officials in charge of such elections. The county clerk shall furnish poll lists as required and requested by such officials.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-112 Pollbook distribution; entering information.

Before the polls open, the county clerk shall distribute the pollbooks to the judges of election in the respective polling places. The judges of election shall enter in pollbooks all information required by law.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-113 Disposition of pollbooks after polls close.

(a) After the polls are closed, judges of the election shall make printed pollbooks agree and shall return one (1) pollbook to the county clerk. (b) When electronic pollbooks are used, they shall be returned to the county clerk.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-114 Notification by registered elector of name or address change.

A registered elector who changes his name or changes his residence from one address to another within the same county shall notify the county clerk of the change, including in the notification the name, address, precinct and social security number (optional) under which registered and the nature of the change.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-115 Grounds for cancellation of registration.

(a) A registered elector's registration shall be cancelled for any one (1) of the following reasons: (i) Failure to vote in any general election; (ii) Death; (iii) Removal of residence from the county or state more than thirty (30) days prior to an election; (iv) Disqualification to vote; (v) Receipt of notification that the elector has registered to vote in another jurisdiction; (vi) Upon written request of the elector at any time except for the period for which party changes are prohibited as specified in W.S. 22-5-214. (b) A registered elector's registration shall not be cancelled if the elector in any general election requested an absentee ballot which was rejected.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-116 Notice of intent to cancel registration.

When the county clerk has information that a registration should be cancelled, he shall mail a notice of intent to cancel to the elector at his address on the registry list stating the reason for cancellation. When the secretary of state or county clerk receives information indicating that there is evidence that an elector may have moved to another state, the secretary of state and the county clerk may use any lawful means to investigate whether the registration should be cancelled, and based on this investigation, the county clerk may mail a notice of intent to cancel to the elector in accordance with this section. In addition to mailing the notice, the county clerk may also provide notice to the elector by email. The notice shall state that cancellation shall occur within twenty (20) days unless the elector asks that his name remain on the registry list. A copy of the notice of cancellation shall be retained by the county clerk for three (3) years. A notice is not required if the clerk has received a receipt of notification that the elector has registered to vote in another jurisdiction or if the elector requested cancellation in writing.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-117 Absentee registration generally; use of federal postcard.

(a) Notwithstanding any other section or provision in this chapter, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of Wyoming may apply for registration by providing the information required by W.S. 22-3-103(a), acceptable identification, proof of United States citizenship and proof of residence and by completing and subscribing the form of voter registration oath prescribed by W.S. 22-3-103(b) before any person authorized by law to administer oaths. Each county clerk shall furnish the voter registration oath forms. The applicant shall mail or return the completed voter registration oath form to the county clerk in the county in which the applicant resides. In order to vote in the next election, the application must be received in the county clerk's office before the close of registration for that election, or: (i) Be received by mail or email and processed by the county clerk during the closed period described in W.S. 22-3-102(a) if it is accompanied by an absentee ballot request for elections where a voter may register at the polls; (ii) Be made at the county clerk's office during the closed period described in W.S. 22-3-102(a) if the voter simultaneously votes at the county clerk's office; or (iii) Be made and processed at the absentee polling place during the closed period described in W.S. 22-3-102(a) if the voter simultaneously votes at the absentee polling place established for that purpose pursuant to W.S. 22-9-125. (b) Under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff (2002) the following persons shall be allowed to simultaneously register and make application for an absentee ballot through the use of the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA), provided those persons are residents of this state or in the case of overseas citizens, they were last domiciled in Wyoming immediately prior to their departure from the United States and are not registered to vote in any other jurisdiction: (i) Members of the uniformed services and their spouses and dependents residing with them; (ii) Overseas citizens and their spouses and dependents residing with them; (iii) Citizens temporarily residing outside of the United States, and their spouses and dependents residing with them; and (iv) Any other person to whom federal law requires this privilege be extended. (c) Annual registration through the Federal Postcard Application constitutes temporary registration for the purpose of voting in any election during the calendar year for which the voter registered, and the registration of such a registrant shall be maintained as provided in W.S. 22-3-102(d). The Federal Postcard Application shall be accepted if completed and signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury. (d) If any person specified in subsection (b) of this section desires permanent registration, that person shall provide the information required by W.S. 22-3-103(a) and subscribe to the voter registration oath prescribed by W.S. 22-3-103(b). The oath shall be self-administered under penalty of perjury and notwithstanding W.S. 22-3-104 does not require the signature of an oath-taking official.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-3-118 Proof of identity.

(a) Unless a voter is challenged pursuant to W.S. 22-15-101 through 22-15-109, and except as provided in W.S. 22-9-104(a)(vi) for an absentee ballot obtained in person by the elector, no identification shall be required when: (i) Voting by absentee ballot after having registered in person; or (ii) Voting by absentee ballot after having registered by mail and having submitted a copy of the person's acceptable identification, proof of United States citizenship as defined by W.S. 22-1-102(a)(lvi) and proof of residence as set forth in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(A) and (lv), at the time of registration. (b) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, § 2. (d) Voters who are challenged and are unable to provide the required proof of identity shall be offered provisional ballots in accordance with W.S. 22-15-105 and permitted until the close of business on the day following the election to present documentation to the county clerk establishing their eligibility to vote. (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to elections conducted pursuant to chapter 29 of this Election Code. (f) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 100, § 2.
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