22-5-301; and

22-5-301; and

(ii) Has been a resident of the city for at least one (1) year next preceding his election.

(d) A person seeking election from a ward as provided under subsection (c) of this section, including a councilman whose term otherwise would expire as a result of completing his term of office, shall be a resident of the ward at the time he takes office.

(e) Following the redrawing of ward boundaries, a councilman whose term of office does not expire following the next general election shall continue to serve until the completion of his term.

22-23-104. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

ARTICLE 2 - CONCURRENT ELECTIONS

22-23-201. Conduct; who may vote.

(a) Except as provided in W.S. 22-23-202 municipal primary and general elections are held at the same time, in the same manner, at the same polling places, and are conducted by the same election officials, using the same poll lists, as the statewide primary and general elections.

(b) Only voters residing in precincts within a municipality may vote in its elections.

22-23-202. Optional mode of election for towns; procedures by charter ordinance.

(a) Any municipality may, by charter ordinance enacted pursuant to article 13, section 1(c) of the Wyoming constitution, elect not to conduct its elections for office or for municipal ballot propositions in the same manner as statewide elections, in which case the charter ordinance shall at a minimum provide:

(i) The manner in which notice of elections shall be given;

(ii) The procedure by which candidates shall be nominated for office, and by which vacancies in nomination are to be filled;

(iii) The date, time and place of the election which shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in the month of May every two (2) years;

(iv) The manner in which precinct officials and a canvassing board shall be appointed;  (v) That the municipal clerk is responsible for:

(A) Determining if a person seeking nomination is a qualified candidate;

(B) Preparing the ballots in substantially the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot;

(C) Designating polling places;

(D) Otherwise conducting the election.

(vi) That the municipality shall bear the expense of the election;

(vii) The manner in which election results are certified and persons receiving the highest number of votes are notified.

(b) Those matters not otherwise provided for in a charter ordinance shall be governed by chapters 1 through 21, 23, 25 and 26 of this Election Code.

22-23-203. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

22-23-204. Certification and printing of ballot propositions.

A municipal ballot proposition to be voted on at a general election shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the county clerk not less than sixty (60) days before the general election and shall be printed on the municipal ballot by the county clerk unless state law provides otherwise.

ARTICLE 3 - NOMINATIONS

22-23-301. Municipal officers.

All candidates for municipal office shall be nominated at the municipal primary election. In order to be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter and a resident of the municipality and ward which he seeks to represent on the day the petition is filed, and shall not be an employee of the municipality. As used in this section, the term "employee" includes only those persons receiving an hourly wage or salary from a municipality. A person who provides volunteer services to a municipality shall not be considered an "employee" under this section based solely upon coverage under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act or other pension, death or disability program.

22-23-302. Filing fee; application form.

Not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days preceding the municipal primary election, each candidate for a municipal office shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and sign and file with the municipal clerk an application in substantially the following form:

State of Wyoming )

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County of .... )

I, ...., the undersigned, swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), and that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., residing at ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., Precinct No. ...., in Ward No. ...., in the City of ...., and the State of Wyoming as of the closing of the municipal clerk's office on the day this application is filed, do hereby petition and request that my name be printed upon the Official Municipal Primary Ballot at the next primary election as a candidate for the office of ..... I hereby declare that if nominated and elected I will qualify for the office.

Dated: ......

.............(Signature of Candidate)

22-23-303. Certification of candidates; names on ballots.

Not later than sixty-eight (68) days prior to the primary election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates for nomination at the municipal primary election and the office they seek. The number of municipal candidates the voters are entitled to vote for at the primary election is the number of candidates to be elected to municipal offices at the general election.

22-23-304. Ballot form. The county clerk shall prepare the municipal primary ballot as provided in chapter 6 of this title for nonpartisan ballots.

22-23-305. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

22-23-306. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

22-23-307. Candidates nominated; certificate of nomination.

(a) The candidates equal to twice the number to be elected to each office who receive the highest number of votes are nominated to run for the office at the next general election and shall be issued a certificate of nomination by the county clerk. A write-in candidate shall not be nominated and shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot for the next general election unless he received at least three (3) votes.

(b) The chief election officer shall notify a write-in candidate who has been nominated for election within forty-eight (48) hours after the canvassing board meets. Notification may be made by United States postal service, any generally accepted business document delivery method evidenced by receipt of delivery or attempted delivery at the last known address of the write-in candidate or service as provided under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure of the successful write-in candidate to accept the nomination within five (5) days after delivery, attempted delivery or service under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, as computed pursuant to W.S. 22-2-110, results in the successful write-in candidate not appearing on the general election ballot, and results in a vacancy which can be filled as provided in W.S. 22-23-308. Each notification provided under this section shall inform the write-in candidate that failure to timely respond will result in forfeiture of nomination.

22-23-308. Vacancies in nomination.

(a) A vacancy in nomination for a municipal office to be filled at a general election occurs if:

(i) A candidate nominated at a primary election declines to accept the nomination, dies, moves his residence from his constituency or becomes disqualified to hold the office for any reason provided by law;  (ii) After the primary election there are no nomination applications for the office of mayor or councilman.

(b) A vacancy in nomination shall be filled by the municipal clerk notifying the person who received the next highest number of votes at the municipal primary election as shown on the official county canvass, or, if no other candidate exists, the vacancy in nomination may be filled by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) Not less than sixty (60) days prior to the general election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates who have accepted nomination by write-in vote and those nominated by the governing body and the office they seek. The names shall be printed on the general election ballot.

ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

22-23-401. Preparation of ballots; cost.

The county clerk shall prepare ballots which shall be in substantially the same form as the general election nonpartisan ballot for the municipal general election. The name of every candidate legally qualified to appear on the ballot and all municipal ballot propositions to be voted on at the election shall be printed thereon. The cost of preparing the municipal ballots shall be determined by the county clerk and paid by the municipality.

22-23-402. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

22-23-403. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

22-23-404. Commencement of term of office.

Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 22-23-202, the term of office of a person elected at the municipal general election commences on the first Monday in January following the general election.

22-23-405. Constitutional oath required.

Before entering his duties, a person elected to a municipal office shall sign and file with the city clerk the same constitutional oath of office as county officers.  ARTICLE 5 - OFFICES AND TERMS

22-23-501. Renumbered as 15-11-101 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-502. Renumbered as 15-11-102 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-503. Renumbered as 15-11-103 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 3.

22-23-504. Renumbered as 15-11-104 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, §4.

22-23-505. Renumbered as 15-11-105 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-506. Renumbered as 15-11-106 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-507. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 5.

ARTICLE 6 - TERMS OF OFFICE AFTER FIRST ELECTION

22-23-601. Renumbered as 15-11-201 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-602. Renumbered as 15-11-202 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 3.

22-23-603. Renumbered as 15-11-203 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-604. Renumbered as 15-11-204 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-605. Renumbered as 15-11-205 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

ARTICLE 7 - CHANGING FORM OF GOVERNMENT

22-23-701. Renumbered as 15-11-301 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.

22-23-702. Renumbered as 15-11-302 By Laws 1998, ch. 100, § 4.  ARTICLE 8 - SPECIAL ELECTIONS

22-23-801. "Special election" defined.

As used in this article, including W.S. 22-23-801 through