2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 22 - Elections
Chapter 14 - Polling Place Regulations After Polls Close

CHAPTER 14 - POLLING PLACE REGULATIONS AFTER POLLS CLOSE

 

22-14-101. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 100, 5.

 

22-14-102. Who may be present after polls close; making pollbooks agree; counting votes.

 

After all the votes are cast and the polls are officially declared closed, only election judges shall be permitted in a polling place. When all ballots are cast, the machine shall be locked against further voting and sealed as prescribed by law. Pollbooks within a precinct shall first be made to agree before any votes are counted. When the pollbooks agree, election judges shall commence to count votes and shall continue without adjournment until counting is completed.

 

22-14-103. Counting in paper ballot precincts; discrepancies.

 

Folded paper ballots and punch card ballots shall be counted as soon as the ballot box is opened. Ballots not marked with the official rubber stamp or not initialed by a judge of election or found so folded as to bear the appearance of having been voted by one (1) person shall not be counted. If the number of ballots is not equal to the number of voters entered in the pollbook as having voted that ballot, the election judges shall attempt to determine the discrepancy. If the election judges cannot determine the discrepancy, the county clerk and, if necessary, the county canvassing board, shall resolve the discrepancy.

 

22-14-104. Entry of paper ballot votes on tally sheet.

 

Paper ballots shall be opened by the counting board and every vote for a candidate or ballot proposition entered on a tally list by a vertical mark, except that every fifth mark shall diagonally cross the preceding four (4). The counting board may determine the order of tallying candidates and ballot propositions. A vote which is not clearly marked shall not be tallied for that office or question but votes clearly marked on the remainder of the ballot shall be tallied. Ballots contained in separate ballot boxes shall be counted and tallied separately.

 

22-14-105. Vote tallying in voting machine precincts.

 

(a) In voting machine precincts, the judges of election shall cast all remaining absentee ballots on a voting machine in the manner prescribed by W.S. 22-9-121 and shall lock and seal the voting machines. They shall certify in writing that the machine was locked and sealed, stating the time, the number of voters voting on each machine in the precinct as shown on the public counters, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter.

 

(b) Election judges shall then determine the number of votes cast on each voting machine used in the precinct by opening the machine or obtaining a photographic or mechanical printed return sheet from the machine.

 

(c) After the voting machine is opened or the printed return sheet obtained, an election judge or counting board member shall read and clearly announce the designating number or letter on each counter for each candidate or ballot proposition and the results shown by the counter numbers. The vote shall be verified by another election judge or counting board member.

 

(d) In machine precincts, write-in votes shall be counted and the results tallied by the election judges or counting board after the regular ballots are counted.

 

(e) After the vote has been tallied from a voting machine and before the official count is certified, the judges of election shall subtract any vote recorded on a machine when the machine was inspected prior to opening the polls.

 

(f) This section does not vitiate the provisions of W.S. 22-9-125 permitting an alternate procedure for counting absentee ballots.

 

22-14-106. Certifying information in pollbooks; form.

 

(a) When the votes have been counted, election judges shall certify the following information in the pollbooks:

 

(i) The numbers of electors voting in person and by absentee ballot in the precinct at the election;

 

(ii) The full name of each of the following receiving votes:

 

(A) Candidates printed on the ballot;

 

(B) Valid write-in candidates; and

 

(C) Nominated or elected write-in candidates.

 

(iii) The office;

 

(iv) The number of votes cast for each of the following receiving votes:

 

(A) Candidates printed on the ballot;

 

(B) Valid write-in candidates; and

 

(C) Nominated or elected write-in candidates.

 

(v) The official designation or number of each ballot proposition and the number of votes for and against it stated in figures.

 

(b) Election judges shall certify the number of provisional ballots cast.

 

(c) The certificate required by subsection (a) of this section shall be in substantially the following form and shall be signed by the election judges:

 

At an election held in polling precinct No. .... in election district No. .... in .... County, Wyoming, on the .... day of ...., A.D. .... the total number of persons voting was .... and the following named persons received the number of votes annexed to their respective names for the following offices: (Here insert the names of candidates voted for with office and number of votes received, in figures; in voting machine precincts, insert the name of each candidate and the vote he received.)

 

At the same election the following ballot propositions received the number of votes indicated for and against: (Here list ballot propositions on the ballot according to official designation or number and indicate the number of votes for and against each proposition.)

 

Dated at .... this .... day of ...., A.D. ....

 

Election Judges

 

ATTEST

 

Election Judges

 

22-14-107. Tabulation of count.

 

The unofficial tabulation indicating the vote by precinct shall immediately be transmitted by the county clerk to the secretary of state. These unofficial tabulations shall be tabulated by the secretary of the state. The secretary of state shall provide procedures for such transmittal through rule and regulation.

 

22-14-108. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.

 

22-14-109. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.

 

 

22-14-110. Sealing paper ballots and voting machine records.

 

Paper ballots shall be sealed by the election judges in an envelope after being counted and tallied. One (1) copy of each voting machine record shall be sealed in a separate envelope showing the district, precinct and machine number and endorsed by the election judges. These envelopes shall then be sealed in a single large container. The district and precinct number shall be written on each container.

 

22-14-111. Returning records and returns to clerk.

 

(a) As soon as possible after the tabulation of votes is complete, election judges shall return by messenger to the clerk who prepared the ballots for the election the following records and returns in a sealed packet:

 

(i) One (1) copy of the sealed pollbook with one (1) sealed copy from each electronic voting system printer pack;

 

(ii) All ballots cast, including provisional ballots;

 

(iii) Spoiled or rejected ballots;

 

(iv) Ballots not cast;

 

(v) Repealed by Laws 2002, Ch. 18, 3.

 

(vi) Affidavits, registration application forms and oaths where required;

 

(vii) Tally sheets.

 

22-14-112. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, 5.

 

 

22-14-113. Return of voting machine keys and supplies.

 

(a) Keys to voting machines shall be returned to the county clerk in an envelope sealed and signed by an election judge and endorsed by an election judge of a different political party affiliation. On this envelope shall be recorded the number of the seal with which the machine was closed.

 

(b) All voting supplies, ballot boxes and voting machines shall be returned to the county clerk as soon as possible after the vote has been returned.

 

22-14-114. Counting of ballots.

 

For ballots designed to be counted by machine, each individual vote shall be determined by the voting equipment and shall not be determined subjectively by human tabulation except when the intent of the voter is unmistakable but the ballot was received in such damaged, soiled, or other condition that it is rejected by the machine. The secretary of state may promulgate rules establishing standards for counting such ballots. For ballots not designed to be counted by machine, only votes clearly marked, as provided by W.S. 22-14-104 and rules promulgated pursuant to this code, shall be tallied. For write-in votes, names which are misspelled or abbreviated or the use of nicknames of candidates shall be counted for the candidate if the vote is obvious to the board.