Wyoming voting issues

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Election and registration information

Wyoming allows qualified voters to register at the polls on Election Day. Bring an acceptable form of ID to the polls (for example: driver license, passport).

Voter ID requirements

  • Preferred option is a Wyoming Driver License.
  • Second option is one form of the following:
    • Different state's driver license;
    • ID card issued by a local, state or federal agency;
    • U.S. passport;
    • School ID;
    • Or military ID.
  • Third option is two of the following in any combination:
    • Certification of U.S. Citizenship;
    • Certificate of Naturalization;
    • Draft Record;
    • Voter registration card from another state or county;
    • Original or certified copy of a birth certificate bearing an official seal;
    • Certification of birth abroad issued by the Department of State;
    • Or any other form of identification issued by an official agency.

Voting Machines

Types of Voting Machines used November, 2008 in Wyoming:

For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Main article: Voting machines

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a paper trail:

Optical scan machines:

Assistive Devices for Marking Paper Ballots:

Governmental election authorities

Secretary of State Max Maxfield

Elections website: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Elections.aspx

Contact information:

  • Secretary of State
  • Elections
  • State Capitol Building
  • 200 West 24th Street
  • Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
  • Ph. 307.777.7186
  • Fax 307.777.7640

Locate your county clerk


Election threats

  • For an extensive log of voting machine problems, see the VotersUnite! report on election incidents.[1]

State and local non-governmental election organizations

League of Women Voters

LWV of Wyoming, Ms. Amy Williamson, President

Local Leagues:

Articles and resources

See also


References

External resources

Poll location

Election Protection hotlines

Voting information

Voting rights

Voting requirements

Election officials, election reform groups, and elected officials

Absentee voting

Disabled voters

Student voting rights

State ballot

  • See how organizations you trust recommend you vote on ballot measures and other statewide contests at TransparentDemocracy.

Languages

  • Help in other languages from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 中文, 日本語, 한국어, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt, Español

Voting machines

Election law


External articles