§ 22-29-113 — General provisions relating to special district elections

(a) In a special district election not held in conjunction
with a general or statewide special election, absentee voting
shall be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the
secretary of state under W.S. 22-29-114 which shall be
consistent with procedures for mail ballot elections.
(b) In a special district election the following rules
shall apply:
(i) An elector casting a ballot may write in the name
of any person for a director office;
(ii) The person or persons receiving the largest
number of votes is elected to office;
(iii) Candidates for director offices shall not be
required to file campaign finance reports under W.S. 22-25-101
through 22-25-115.
(c) All special district elections which are not conducted
in conjunction with any other election, shall be at the expense
of the district. Provided, however, any district may apply to
the county for financial help to cover election expenses. The
county commissioners, in their sole discretion, shall determine
whether the county provides election financial help to special
districts. For special district elections conducted in
conjunction with other elections, the special district may be
required to pay only those expenses which are reasonably
attributable or allocable to the district's participation in the
election. The expenses shall not include any fixed cost
associated with an election.
(d) Each year, each special district subject to this act
shall file with the county commissioners and county clerk a list
of the names, addresses and terms of the current directors. The
filing deadline is the last day of April.
(e) No special registration shall be held for any election
authorized under this chapter. Any voter not otherwise
registered who makes an affidavit evidencing his qualifications
to vote is deemed registered for that election.
(f) In the event the establishment of a district shall
fail by protest as provided in W.S. 22-29-109(d), no action to
establish such district, or any part thereof, may again be
commenced for a period of six (6) months. In the event the
establishment of the district shall fail as a result of being
defeated at a public election no action to establish such
district, or any part thereof, may again be commenced for a
period of one (1) year.
(g) No informalities in the conduct of the formation or
related matters or subsequent director elections shall
invalidate the formation or election results if notice is given
substantially as provided in this chapter and the election is
fairly conducted.
(h) The official ballot shall contain the following
information:
(i) The name of the district;
(ii) The county or counties in which the district is
located and the date of the election;
(iii) 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;
(iv) Any ballot proposition upon which the electors
are required to vote.
(j) The names of candidates shall appear without party
designation, one (1) name to a line. Sufficient blank lines for
write-in candidates shall be provided for each office.
(k) A tie vote shall be broken by lots cast by the
canvassing authority.
(m) All special district elections, including mail ballot
elections, shall be overseen by the county clerk in the county
wherein the special district exists. If the special district
exists in more than one (1) county, the county clerk of the
county wherein the largest portion of the special district
exists shall oversee the election. The county clerk shall
determine whether the election shall be conducted by the county
clerk or the special district, taking into account each special
district's expertise, manpower and ability to conduct an
election. "Oversee" as used in this subsection may include
training, advice or assistance but does not include
responsibility for the actions, conduct or outcome of the
election unless the county clerk conducts the election.