22-18-109 unless the last day of a time period falls on a

22-18-109 unless the last day of a time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday in which case the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or full legal holiday shall be used.

(b) When used to compute periods of time:

(i) "Not later than" is computed by counting the prescribed number of days;

(ii) "Not less than" is computed by counting the prescribed number of days and adding one (1) additional day to the computed time.

22-2-111. Employees time off to vote.

(a) Any person entitled to vote at any primary or general election or special election to fill a vacancy in the office of representatives in the congress of the United States is, on the day of such election, entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed for a period of one (1) hour, other than meal hours, the hour being at the convenience of the employer, between the time of opening and closing of the polls. Such elector shall not, because of so absenting himself, lose any pay, providing he actually casts his legal vote.

(b) This section shall not apply to an employee who has three (3) or more consecutive nonworking hours during the time the polls are open.

22-2-112. Hours of county clerk's office on election day.

The office of county clerk shall remain open for election business on election day during normal hours of election operations. With prior notice to the public the office of county clerk may be closed to all nonelection business except the recording of documents.

22-2-113. Availability and form of registry lists; use of copies; election record; purging.  (a) The secretary of state shall furnish at a reasonable price registry lists to any candidate for a political office in the state, candidate's campaign committee, political party central committees and officials thereof, elected officials, political action committees, individuals promoting or opposing a ballot issue or candidate and to organizations which promote voter participation. The county clerks may elect to furnish the lists and, if they do so, shall make them available to all on an equal basis. All lists are for political purposes only and are not available for commercial use. The lists may be in the form of printouts, mailing labels or other electronic format as available. The lists may be reproduced for political purposes.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.

(c) Information copied from campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed by state and local candidates may be used for political purposes but shall not be used for commercial purposes.

(d) Unless otherwise specifically stated in this Election Code, all election records of the county clerk are public. The availability and dissemination of such records shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Public Records Act. Election records containing social security numbers, portions of social security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates, telephone numbers, tribal identification card numbers, e-mail addresses and other personally identifiable information other than names, gender, addresses, unique identifying numbers generated by the state and party affiliations are not public records and shall be kept confidential. When necessary, members of the county or state canvassing boards may access confidential information for purposes of this code but shall maintain its confidentiality.

(e) The county clerks shall purge and update voter registration information on the voter registration system not later than the fifteenth day of February each year and shall notify the secretary of state upon completion, but not later than February 15 of each year.

22-2-114. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.

22-2-115. Renumbered by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 4.

22-2-116. Restrictions on holding more than 1 elected public office. No person may hold an elective public office in any governmental entity which either provides any funding for or receives any funding from another governmental entity in which that person holds elected public office. If a person also is elected to a public office while holding another public office such that this section is applicable, the person shall resign from the public office first held prior to assuming the new office.

22-2-117. Vote required for election; ratification.

(a) Partisan and nonpartisan candidates who receive the largest number of votes for each office to be filled at the general election are elected. Nothing in this election code shall be deemed to authorize any election in Wyoming to be conducted through ranked choice voting. Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by a county, municipality or any other governmental entity that purports to authorize ranked choice voting in violation of this subsection is void. As used in this subsection, "ranked choice voting" means a voting method that allows voters to rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has ballots cast to be tabulated in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until the candidate or candidates with the most votes are declared winners, or any other system that allows a voter to vote for more than the number of candidates permitted to fill a particular office.

(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 100, § 3, Ch. 168, § 202.

(c) With the exception of constitutional amendments and statewide initiatives and referenda, all ballot propositions shall be passed if the majority of those casting ballots on that proposition vote in favor of such proposition.

(d) A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wyoming submitted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each of the houses of the state legislature or a proposed new constitution submitted by a constitutional convention shall be placed on the ballot at the next general election and shall be ratified if approved by a majority of the electors voting at the next general election.

(e) If votes in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of those voting in the general election are cast in favor of adoption of an initiated measure, the proposed law shall be enacted, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The act shall become effective ninety (90) days after certification.  (f) If votes in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of those voting in the general election are cast in favor of rejection of an act referred, the act is rejected, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The act rejected by referendum is void thirty (30) days after certification.

22-2-118. Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 108, § 2.

22-2-119. Qualified elector may vote; acceptable identification requirement; provisional ballots.

Except as specifically provided otherwise, a person may vote only if the person is a qualified elector, only in the precinct in which the person resides and, if voting in person, only if the person presents acceptable identification immediately before voting at the polling place or absentee polling place. If a person is unable to present acceptable identification immediately before voting at the polling place or absentee polling place, the person may vote by provisional ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-15-105.

22-2-120. Publication of Election Code.

The secretary of state, not later than the first of July in general election years, shall publish the Election Code on the secretary of state's official website.

22-2-121. Chief election officer to prepare forms; rules; advice.

(a) In carrying out his responsibilities under title 22, the secretary of state shall prepare:

(i) Written directives and instructions relating to and based on the election laws;

(ii) Sample copies of prescribed and suggested forms;

(iii) Advice or request from the attorney general's office advisory opinions on the effect of election laws and their application, operation and interpretation.

(b) The secretary of state shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to maintain uniform voting and vote counting procedures and orderly voting.  (c) The secretary of state shall have the authority to issue a directive to the county election officers necessary to ensure voter registration and elector participation when a uniformed services or emergency personnel elector could not otherwise vote.

(d) The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, including a state-based administrative complaint procedure, which shall not be subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(e) The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2009, P.L. 111- 84, and shall have the authority to issue directives to county election officers necessary to ensure compliance with the act. Directives authorized under this subsection may include:

(i) That ballots be available for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters forty-five (45) days prior to the election;

(ii) How ballots are to be transmitted electronically;

(iii) How returned ballots shall be tabulated; and

(iv) What information shall be provided to Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters.

(f) The secretary of state shall have the authority to issue directives to county election officers necessary to ensure the proper conduct of elections, including voter registration and elector participation when there is a declared natural disaster or other impending or declared emergency which interferes with an election.

(g) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations that allow for the counting of ballots at a central counting center. The rules shall specify procedures for delivering ballots to the central counting center.

22-2-122. State and federal share of qualified election expenses; election readiness account.  (a) There is created the election readiness account. The account shall consist of federal funds received by the state of Wyoming from the federal election assistance commission's 2018 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security fund and any state appropriations authorized by the legislature. Funds in the account shall be subject to appropriation. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, earnings from the funds in the account shall be credited to the account and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.

(b) Funds in the account shall only be used for replacement and maintenance of voting systems and other ongoing election costs as allowed by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Disbursements and expenditures from the account shall be made at the discretion of the secretary of state in consultation with the county clerks.

(c) Commencing in 2019, and annually thereafter, the secretary of state shall document disbursements and expenditures from the account. No later than November 15 of each year, the secretary of state shall report any disbursements and expenditures from the account to the joint appropriations committee, the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee and the governor.

22-2-123. Private funds in elections prohibited.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency or any state or county official responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited to, a county clerk, shall solicit, accept, use or dispose of any donation in the form of money, grants, property or personal services from an individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding any type of expenses related to election administration, including, but not limited to, voter education, voter outreach or voter registration programs. All costs and expenses relating to elections shall be paid with public funds. This subsection shall not apply to meals or food provided or donated in support of election training or education, or to meals or food provided on election day to poll workers and other election staff. This section shall not apply to elections that are conducted by a special district in accordance with W.S. 22-29-113.

(b) No individual or nongovernmental entity shall provide or offer to provide any donation in the form of money, grants, property or personal services in violation of subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:

(i) The acceptance and expenditure of federal funds for purposes of conducting elections as provided by law;

(ii) The use of private real property for purposes of use as a polling place as provided by this Election Code.

CHAPTER 3 - REGISTRATION

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.

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.