Wyoming § 22-23-103 Division of city into wards; residency

Wyoming Statutes

§ 22-23-103 — Division of city into wards; residency

Wyoming § 22-23-103

Title 22Elections

Ch. 23MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 22-23-103 (2026).

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(a)A city may be divided into wards by ordinance of the governing body of the city. The wards shall be compact in form and as nearly equal in population as possible.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person shall not be a candidate for the council from a ward for the purpose of meeting residency requirements for the city ward, unless he has been a resident of that ward for at least one (1) year next preceding his election.

(c)In any general election year in which city wards are redrawn but not enacted into law at least one (1) year prior to the applicable filing periods, a person may be a candidate for a ward if he:

(i)Is a resident of the city on the date he files an application under W.S. 22-5-204 or a petition under W.S. 22-5-301; and

(ii)Has been a residen

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(a) A city may be divided into wards by ordinance of the
governing body of the city. The wards shall be compact in form
and as nearly equal in population as possible.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
a person shall not be a candidate for the council from a ward
for the purpose of meeting residency requirements for the city
ward, unless he has been a resident of that ward for at least
one (1) year next preceding his election.
(c) In any general election year in which city wards are
redrawn but not enacted into law at least one (1) year prior to
the applicable filing periods, a person may be a candidate for a
ward if he:
(i) Is a resident of the city on the date he files an
application under W.S. 22-5-204 or a petition under W.S.
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.