22-6-120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not

22-6-120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, who is qualified to hold the office. If the incumbent did not represent any political party at the time of his election or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the judge may appoint any person residing in the county or legislative district who is qualified to hold the office to fill the vacancy.

(b) The trustees of a school or community college district shall fill a vacancy in office by temporary appointment in a manner provided by law. If the trustees fail to appoint a person qualified to hold the office to fill a vacancy within thirty (30) days from the date the vacancy occurs, or if, for any reason, the entire membership of the board of trustees of a school or community college district is depleted, the board of county commissioners of the county or counties involved, within ten (10) days of either occurrence, shall appoint a person qualified to hold the office to fill each vacancy until the next election at which time an election shall be held to fill the unexpired term, and each appointee shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified. Each appointee shall be a resident of the trustee residence area, or election subdistrict, if any, previously represented.

(c) For purposes of this section:  (i) A person shall be considered to represent a political party if he was a nominee of that political party when elected to office or when appointed to fill a vacancy in office;

(ii) "Qualified to hold the office" means a person meets all applicable qualifications to be elected to a public office which are set forth in the United States and Wyoming constitutions and Wyoming law, as applicable, on the date of the person's appointment to the public office.

22-18-112. Certificate of appointment.

The officer or governmental body filling a vacancy by temporary appointment shall issue a "Certificate of Appointment" to the person filling the vacancy. The certificate shall be lawful authority to hold the office.

CHAPTER 19 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

22-19-101. When elected; number.

At a general election for president and vice-president of the United States, electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected equal in number to senators and representatives in congress allotted to the state of Wyoming.

22-19-102. Nomination.

(a) In a general election year, the state convention of a political party nominating candidates for president and vice- president of the United States shall nominate the party's candidates for presidential electors and file certificates of nomination for these candidates with the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days following termination of the state convention.

(b) Independent candidates for president shall file the candidate’s nominees for presidential electors not less than seventy (70) days prior to the general election. The nominees shall be qualified electors.

22-19-103. Crediting of votes.

The number of votes received by presidential and vice- presidential candidates is the number of votes credited to their electors.  22-19-104. Certificate of election; directive.

Immediately upon filing of the certificate of the state canvassing board stating the result of the election, the governor shall issue a certificate of election to candidates elected to the office of presidential elector. The certificate shall direct the elector to attend a meeting with the governor in the office of the secretary of state at 12:00 noon on the Monday following the second Wednesday in December of presidential election years.

22-19-105. Vacancy in nomination.

A vacancy in nomination for the office of presidential elector occurring before the general election shall be filled by the state central committee of the political party whose vacancy is to be filled or by an independent candidate's remaining electors, by certifying the name of the person filling the vacancy to the secretary of state.

22-19-106. Certified electors to meet; vacancies.

Certified electors shall convene in the office of the secretary of state at 12:00 noon on the Monday following the second Wednesday in December of presidential election years. A vacancy in the office of elector for any cause including nonattendance shall be filled and certified by a majority of electors present.

22-19-107. College of electors; duties.

When all electors are present and vacancies filled they shall constitute the college of electors of the state of Wyoming and shall perform duties as required by the constitution and laws of the United States.

22-19-108. How electors to vote.

All Wyoming electors shall vote for the candidates for the office of president and vice-president receiving the highest number of votes in the Wyoming general election.

22-19-109. Compensation and mileage.

An elector shall receive fifty dollars ($50.00) compensation and mileage at the present rate for state employees.  CHAPTER 20 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

ARTICLE 1 - AMENDMENTS TO WYOMING CONSTITUTION

22-20-101. Ratification of proposed amendment or new constitution.

A proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wyoming submitted by a two-thirds vote of each of the houses of the state legislature or a proposed new constitution submitted by a constitutional convention may be ratified by a majority of the electors voting at the next general election. Voting on a proposed amendment or new constitution shall be regulated by general election laws.

22-20-102. Transmittal to secretary of state; numbering and endorsement; ballot statement.

(a) A proposed amendment shall be transmitted to the office of the secretary of state by the house in which it originates or by a constitutional convention. The secretary of state shall letter each proposed amendment serially in the order received from the legislature or convention and shall endorse upon a proposed amendment, a brief statement of the purpose of the amendment. If the bill proposing the amendment provides this statement, it shall be adopted by the secretary of state.

(b) The letter and statement endorsed on a proposed amendment are part of the amendment for purposes of reference in submitting the amendment to the electors and shall constitute the ballot statement of the amendment.

22-20-103. Transmittal to county clerk; posting.

The secretary of state shall mail a certified copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose filed in his office to each county clerk not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment is submitted to the electors. The county clerk shall immediately post in his office the copy of a proposed amendment and statement of its purpose received from the secretary of state. The copy shall remain posted until after the election at which the amendment is submitted to the vote of the electors.

22-20-104. Publication by secretary of state; supplemental publication by clerk.  (a) The secretary of state shall publish each proposed amendment and a notice that it will be submitted to the electors at the next general election, once a week for at least twelve (12) consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county and, if possible, once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks within thirty (30) days prior to the election in one (1) other newspaper of general circulation in each county.

(b) The clerk may supplement publication thereof by radio or television broadcasts or both. The broadcasts shall identify the proposed amendment or other question, by letter and statement of purpose as prescribed by law, and shall state the name of the newspaper in which the published notice will appear and the date on which it will appear.

22-20-105. Pamphlet.

The secretary of state shall print a reasonable number of pamphlets containing every proposed amendment and provide a copy of the pamphlet upon request to any person or organization.

22-20-106. Publication expense.

The expense of publication of notice of proposed amendments and voter pamphlets shall be paid out of the general fund of the state.

22-20-107. Statement of purpose on ballot.

The county clerk shall print on the official nonpartisan general election ballot for the next general election the statement of purpose of each proposed amendment certified to him by the secretary of state.

22-20-108. Proclamation of adoption; effective date.

The governor shall issue a proclamation of adoption not later than ten (10) days after the adoption of each proposed amendment has been officially certified by the state canvassing board. A proposed amendment is effective on the date it is proclaimed adopted by the governor.

22-20-109. Publication in session laws.

Each constitutional amendment proposed by the legislature, and if possible each proposed by a constitutional convention, and each constitutional amendment adopted by the vote of the people, shall be published in the next session laws.

ARTICLE 2 - AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

22-20-201. Proclamation of governor calling state ratifying convention.

(a) If the congress of the United States of America proposes any question of repealing, amending or altering the constitution of the United States of America, or any part thereof, to be submitted to a ratifying convention of delegates chosen by the qualified electors of the state and does not prescribe the manner and method of calling, holding and conducting the convention and of canvassing the returns of the votes of the delegates thereto and determining, declaring and publishing the result of the vote of the delegates to the ratifying convention on any question voted upon, for which the ratifying convention is called, it is the duty of the governor to make a public proclamation:

(i) Calling the state ratifying convention;

(ii) Calling for the election of delegates to the state ratifying convention;

(iii) Specifying the place where and the time when the ratifying convention shall be held;

(iv) Specifying the number of delegates (who shall be qualified electors) of which the ratifying convention shall consist; and

(v) Specifying the method and manner by and in which delegates to the ratifying convention shall be elected.

22-20-202. Election of delegates to state ratifying convention.

In each county of this state there shall be held a county convention of the qualified electors of the county at the time fixed by the proclamation. An election shall be held in which not less than five (5) delegates from each county and (1) one additional delegate for each five thousand (5,000) or major portion thereof of the inhabitants of the county shall be elected as delegates to the state ratifying convention specified in W.S. 22-20-201.

22-20-203. Convening of county convention; presiding officer; certification of results.

It is the duty of the chairman of the board of county commissioners or some other member of the board in each county to convene the county convention and preside over it until the delegates chosen thereto select a chairman of the convention. It is the duty of the chairman and secretary of the convention to certify, under oath, to the secretary of state and to the state ratifying convention, the names of the delegates to the state ratifying convention chosen by the county convention.

22-20-204. Rules of practice for county conventions; convention ballots.

(a) The rules of practice, procedure and conduct of the business of the several county conventions specified in W.S.