§ 22-29-115 — Mail ballot elections; definitions; general provisions

Wyoming § 22-29-115

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 29: SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS ACT
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) This section does not apply to a special district
election held in conjunction with a primary, general or
statewide special election. As used in W.S. 22-29-116:
(i) "Election official" means the county clerk for a
formation election and a county clerk or district secretary for
other elections;
(ii) "Mail ballot election" means an election for
which voters cast ballots in a special district election by mail
and in accordance with this chapter;
(iii) "Mail ballot package" means the packet of
information provided by the election official to voters eligible
to vote in the mail ballot election;
(iv) "Transmit" means to mail or to personally
deliver.
(b) The secretary of state, after consultation with the
county clerks, shall establish procedures for conducting mail
ballot elections.
(c) Regardless of the number of eligible voters within the
district, the county commissioners may order the formation
election to be a mail ballot election.
(d) Regardless of the number of voters within its
boundaries, a special district may, by rule or bylaw of its
governing body, conduct by mail ballot elections to enlarge,
withdraw, merge, consolidate, dissolve or such other election
required by the principal act. A special district may by rule or
bylaw pay the return postage of mail and absentee ballots.
(e) Upon the adoption of the rule or bylaw to conduct an
election by the mail ballot procedure, each voter shall be
mailed a mail ballot.