§ 22-16-119 — 22-16-106. Write-in candidates

(a) Each write-in candidate nominated at a primary
election, who has not previously filed an application for
nomination shall accept nomination by filing an application for
nomination and paying the filing fee in the office in which he
would have been required to file an application for nomination
to that office.
(b) The chief election officer shall notify a write-in
candidate who has been nominated at a primary election within
forty-eight (48) hours after the canvassing board meets.
Notification may be delivered by United States postal service or
other generally accepted mail delivery method to the last known
address of the write-in candidate, email or other electronic
means that provide actual notice to the write-in candidate, or
service as provided under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each notification provided under this section shall inform the
write-in candidate that failure to timely respond will result in
forfeiture of nomination. Failure of the successful write-in
candidate to accept the nomination in the manner prescribed in
subsection (a) of this section 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, but does not result in a vacancy
which can be filled.
(c) Any person may request to have the votes cast for any
write-in candidate, whose votes did not affect the election,
counted by filing a request together with an administrative fee,
set by rule and regulation, with the appropriate election
officers not later than two (2) days after the election in which
the write-in votes occurred.
(d) A write-in candidate elected to public office at a
general or special election may decline election before taking
the oath of office by filing written notice with the county
clerk where the candidate resides and the secretary of state.
Notice provided under this subsection shall immediately create a
vacancy in the office which shall be filled in the manner
prescribed in W.S. 22-18-101 through 22-18-112.