2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 22 - Elections
Chapter 13 - Polling Place Regulations During Voting Hours

CHAPTER 13 - POLLING PLACE REGULATIONS DURING VOTING HOURS

 

22-13-101. Poll hours; opening proclamation.

 

Polls shall be open at seven (7:00) a.m. and close at seven (7:00) p.m., local time. A judge of election shall proclaim aloud at seven (7:00) a.m. at the polls that the polls are open.

 

22-13-102. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.

 

22-13-103. Preservation of order; space around voting booths and machines.

 

 

(a) Judges of election have the duty and authority to preserve order at the polls by any necessary and suitable means.

 

(b) Except where physically impossible, a space of twenty (20) feet around voting booths and voting machines shall be kept clear of all persons except voters marking ballots, election officials discharging their duties and challengers acting under legal authority.

 

22-13-104. Procedure before elector permitted to vote.

 

(a) Before a qualified elector is permitted to vote an election judge shall record the applicable information as listed in W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxiii) by his name on the poll list.

 

(i) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(iv) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(v) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 110, 2.

 

(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.

 

22-13-105. Official marking of paper and absentee ballots.

 

Before delivering a paper ballot to an elector or voting an absentee ballot in a voting machine precinct, a judge of election shall mark the ballot with the official ballot stamp on the back and near the top of the ballot. In the blank spaces in the stamped imprint the judge shall fill in the election district and precinct numbers, the name of the county, the date, and the initials of the judge. No other identifying marks shall be made on an official ballot. An elector shall cast only one (1) ballot or set of ballots at each election.

 

22-13-106. Marking and depositing of paper ballots.

 

Upon receiving a paper ballot, an elector shall proceed alone directly to a voting booth and there mark the ballot. The ballot shall then immediately be placed in the ballot box by the elector or judge of election.

 

22-13-107. Spoiled ballots.

 

An elector spoiling a paper ballot by mistake or accident may receive another ballot by returning the rejected ballot to a judge of election, not more than twice. Spoiled ballots shall immediately be cancelled by a judge of election and delivered with the returns to the county clerk or official conducting the election.

 

22-13-108. Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 115, 2.

 

 

22-13-109. Instruction in use of voting machine.

 

Before entering the voting booth, an elector desiring instruction on the use of the machine may summon two (2) judges of different political parties. The judges shall instruct on use of the machine but may not attempt to influence the vote. They may not remain in the booth after the elector has entered. A voting machine or other device may be used in the polling place solely for instruction purposes.

 

22-13-110. Entering write-in votes.

 

Write-in votes may be entered on a voting machine in the manner indicated by instructions posted on the voting booth.

 

22-13-111. Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 115, 2.

 

 

22-13-112. Voting machine malfunction.

 

Voting machines failing to function during voting hours shall be immediately repaired or replaced, as determined by the county clerk or other authority conducting the election.

 

22-13-113. Persons permitted in voting booth; time limit.

 

(a) Not more than one (1) person may occupy a voting booth at any time, except that any elector who requires assistance to vote because of blindness, disability or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the elector's choice, other than the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the elector's union.

 

(b) A person may remain in the booth for not more than ten (10) minutes.

 

22-13-114. Papers to assist marking permitted.

 

An elector may use a written or printed paper to assist in marking his ballot.

 

22-13-115. Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 42, 1,2; 1991, ch. 243, 5.

 

 

22-13-116. Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 36, 2.

 

 

22-13-117. Announcement that polls will close; electors allowed to vote; proclamation of closing.

 

At 6:30 p.m. the judges of election shall announce that the polls will close in thirty (30) minutes. Electors present and waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall be permitted to enter the polls and vote. No other elector shall be admitted to vote after 7:00 p.m. After all ballots are cast, the polls shall be declared closed by a judge of election making an official proclamation of closing.

 

22-13-118. Judges work schedule.

 

At the discretion of the county clerk, election judges may be allowed to work at the polling premise on election day for a period of time less than the total amount of time the polls are open provided the polling station has a sufficient number of election judges on duty at all times to comply with the requirements of this title. An election judge shall not leave his polling station during his work shift.