§ 18-15-106 — Candidates to file petition; printing names of candidates on ballot; publication of names

Wyoming § 18-15-106

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 18: Counties
• Ch. 15: SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICE DISTRICTS

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(a) Candidates for the office of special district trustee
shall file an application in the office of the county clerk in
substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR ELECTION FOR
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVE DISTRICT TRUSTEE
I, the undersigned, certify that I was born on ...., (year); and
that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ....;
that I am a registered voter of the .... senior citizen service
district and I do hereby request that my name, ...., be printed
on the ballot of the election to be held on the .... day of
...., (year), as a candidate for the office of .... for a term
of four (4) years. I hereby declare that if I am elected, I
will qualify for the office.
Dated: ....
.... (Signature of Candidate)
.... (Residence Address)
(b) Except for the election of the initial board of
trustees, applications under subsection (a) of this section
shall be filed not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later
than seventy-four (74) days prior to the election. For the
election of the initial board of trustees, applications shall be
filed not later than ten (10) days after the primary election
establishing the district.
(c) All names filed shall be printed on a ballot and
furnished to each elector at each polling place on the day of
election. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
a voter from writing in the name of any qualified person on the
ballot. The names of all persons filing as candidates shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
not later than the Saturday preceding the election.
(d) The official ballot shall contain the following
information:
(i) The name of the district;
(ii) The number of offices to be filled, the length
of term for each office and the number and names of candidates
for each office for whom each voter is entitled to vote.
(e) The names of candidates shall appear without party
designation, one (1) name to a line. The names of candidates
shall be rotated by precinct. Sufficient blank lines for
write-in candidates shall be provided for each office.
(f) Unless otherwise provided, a district election shall
be governed by the laws regulating statewide elections and be
conducted and canvassed by the same election officials, using
the same poll lists and at the same times and polling places, as
county elections.