§ 22-5-102 — Eligibility to be a candidate for state legislature; residency

Wyoming § 22-5-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 5: NOMINATIONS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) For the purpose of meeting residency requirements of
the Wyoming constitution, a person shall not be a candidate for
the state legislature from a legislative district unless he has
been a resident of that legislative district for at least one
(1) year next preceding his election. In any general election
year in which a plan of legislative districts is required but
has not been enacted into law at least one (1) year prior to the
applicable filing periods, a person may be a candidate for the
state legislature from a legislative district if he:
(i) Is a resident of the legislative district 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 a county for at least one
(1) year next preceding his election in which any portion of
that legislative district is located.