§ 22-12-101 — Designation and notice of polling places; external location; change in location

Wyoming § 22-12-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 12: POLLING PLACE REGULATIONS BEFORE POLLS OPEN

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(a) Polling places shall be designated by the county
clerk, who shall publish their location at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county within two (2)
weeks prior to a statewide election. Polling places may be
located outside of the precinct if the board of county
commissioners determines and records in its minutes the reasons
that it is required by the public convenience.
(b) A polling place designated pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section and used in the 2014 general election shall be
not be changed unless a notice describing the proposed change is
posted on the county's official website in the manner provided
in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and published once a week for two (2)
consecutive weeks in the designated official newspaper of the
county. The notice shall include the date and place of the
county commissioners’ meeting where the proposed change will be
discussed. The county clerk shall notify the county chairman of
each political party in the county not later than fifteen (15)
days before the meeting. A proposed change in the location of a
polling place may be adopted by the county clerk at a meeting of
the county commissioners during which the proposed change is
discussed.