Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Wyoming

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Note: This article is not intended to serve as an exhaustive guide to running for public office. Individuals should contact their state election agencies for further information.

In order to get on the ballot in Wyoming, a candidate for state or federal office must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.

There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.

  1. An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
  2. An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
  3. An individual can run as a write-in candidate.

This article outlines the steps that prospective candidates for state-level and congressional office must take in order to run for office in Wyoming. For information about filing requirements for presidential candidates, see "Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Wyoming." Information about filing requirements for local-level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for information about local candidate filing processes).

DocumentIcon.jpg See state election laws

Year-specific filing information

2024

U.S. Senate

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Wyoming in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Wyoming U.S. Senate Major party N/A N/A $200.00 Fixed number 5/31/2024 Source
Wyoming U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 4,025 2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election $200.00 Fixed number 8/26/2024 Source

U.S. House

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Wyoming in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wyoming U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A $750.00 5/31/2024 Source
Wyoming U.S. House Unaffiliated 2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election $750.00 8/26/2024 Source


For filing information from previous years, click "[Show more]" below.

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2022

U.S. House

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Wyoming in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wyoming U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A $750.00 5/27/2022 Source
Wyoming U.S. House Unaffiliated 2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election $750.00 8/29/2022 Source

Governor

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Wyoming in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wyoming Governor Ballot-qualified party N/A $300.00 5/27/2022 Source
Wyoming Governor Unaffiliated 5,418 $300.00 8/29/2022 Source

2020

U.S. Senate

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Wyoming in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2020
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Wyoming U.S. Senate Major party N/A N/A $200.00 Fixed number 5/29/2020 Source
Wyoming U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 4,025 2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election $200.00 Fixed number 8/25/2020 Source

U.S. House

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Wyoming in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Wyoming At-large District Major party 0 N/A $200.00 Fixed number 5/29/2020 Source
Wyoming At-large District Unaffiliated 4,025 2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election $200.00 Fixed number 8/25/2020 Source

State House

The table below details filing requirements for Wyoming House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wyoming House of Representatives Qualified party N/A $25.00 5/29/2020 Source
Wyoming House of Representatives Unaffiliated 2% of all votes cast for the office in the last general election $25.00 8/25/2020 Source

State Senate

The table below details filing requirements for Wyoming State Senate candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Wyoming State Senate Qualified party N/A $25.00 5/29/2020 Source
Wyoming State Senate Unaffiliated 2% of all votes cast for the office in the last general election $25.00 8/25/2020 Source

2018

See also: State and federal candidate filing deadlines for 2018 and Wyoming elections, 2018

See below for 2018 candidate filing deadlines.

June 1, 2018

2016

See also: Wyoming elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Wyoming in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
May 27, 2016 Ballot access Partisan candidate filing deadline
June 1, 2016 Ballot access Filing deadline for new political parties
August 8, 2016 Ballot access Filing deadline for judicial candidates
August 9, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-primary report due
August 15, 2016 Ballot access Filing deadline for minor and provisional party candidates
August 16, 2016 Election date Primary election
August 26, 2016 Campaign finance Primary report due
August 29, 2016 Ballot access Independent candidate filing deadline
November 1, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-general report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
November 18, 2016 Campaign finance General report due
Sources: Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Key Election Dates," accessed June 14, 2015
Wyoming Secretary of State, "Wyoming's Campaign Finance Information System," accessed June 14, 2015

2015


2014


Process to become a candidate

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 22-5 of the Wyoming Election Code

Major party candidates

Application for nomination form, 2013

A candidate seeking the nomination of a major party for state or federal office must be registered with the party whose nomination he or she seeks. The candidate must submit an application for nomination form to the Wyoming Secretary of State. If running for state legislative office, the candidate must be a resident of the district in which he or she seeks election for at least 12 months preceding the election. If running for governor, the candidate must be a resident of the state for at least five years prior to the election. If running for another statewide office, the candidate must be a registered elector in the state.[2][3][4]

The application must be accompanied by a filing fee. No application will be considered valid without a filing fee. The candidate must file the application and filing fee no later than 81 days before the primary election.[5]

Filing fees by office
Office Filing fee
Governor
United States Senator
Secretary of state
State auditor
State treasurer		 $200
Wyoming House of Representatives
Wyoming State Senate
 $25

Minor and provisional party candidates

A candidate seeking the nomination of a minor or provisional party is nominated by party convention. To be certified as the nominee of a minor or provisional party at a party's state convention, the candidate must submit an application for nomination to the Wyoming Secretary of State, along with the required filing fee (the filing fees are the same as those required of major party candidates). The candidate must file the requisite paperwork no later than 81 days prior the primary election.[6]

Independent candidates

An independent candidate for partisan office must be nominated by filing a signed petition. The petition must be approved by the Wyoming Secretary of State prior to circulation. The petition must be accompanied by the same fee required of party candidates. Petitions must be filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State no later than 70 days before a general election.[7][8][9]

For a statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered electors, which are defined as residents of the state eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the last general election for the entire state.[10]

For a state legislative office, the petition must be signed by registered electors equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election.[10]

Write-in candidates

Each person who requests to have all votes cast for him or her as a write-in candidate counted must file an application for candidacy together with the appropriate filing fee with Wyoming Secretary of State no later than two days after the election in which the person desires to have the write-in votes counted.[11]

Petition requirements

See also: Methods for signing candidate nominating petitions

In some cases, candidates may need to obtain signatures via the petition process to gain access to the ballot. This section outlines the laws and regulations pertaining to petitions and circulators in Wyoming.

Format requirements

Petition for independent candidates

Independent candidates for office will complete and submit a petition containing the required signatures for the office being sought. The petition must include a declaration including the language below:

“ PETITION FOR NOMINATION (INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES)

I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., in Precinct No. ...., County of ...., residing at ...., (if for the office of state senator or representative, commissioner or other district office) in Senate (House) (Commissioner or other) District ...., State of Wyoming, and having obtained the number of signatures required by law for nomination by petition, I hereby request that my name be printed on the official ballot at the next general election as an independent candidate for the office of .... and declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for the office.

Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year).

....................... (Signature)

............... (Residence Address)

The eligible, registered electors supporting my nomination, and numbering not less than the number required, are as follows:

(Signature) (Printed Name) (Residence) (Date)

1._____________________________________________

2._____________________________________________.[12][13]

”

Petitions containing signatures must also be verified by circulators in the following format:

“ VERIFICATION BY CIRCULATORS

I, ...., do hereby certify that I am a circulator of this petition, and I solely and personally circulated this petition, that all the signatures appearing herein were made in my presence from .... (month) .... (day), ....(year) through .... (month) .... (day), ....(year), and to the best of my knowledge and belief such signatures are those of the persons whose names they purport to be.

............... (Signature)

........(Residence Address)[12][13]

”

Circulation requirements

Petitions for a particular election may only be circulated during the calendar year in which the election is to be held.[14] A petition circulator must also complete a declaration stating that he or she personally circulated a petition, that all signatures appearing on the petition were made in his or her presence, and that to the best of his or her knowledge, the signatures are the names they purport to be.[15]

Election-related agencies

See also: State election agencies

Wyoming Secretary of State

Elections Division
State Capitol Building
200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0020
Phone: 307-777-7186
Fax: 307-777-7640
Email: elections@state.wy.us
Website: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Elections.aspx
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Term limits

State executives

State Executive Officials
See also: State executives with term limits and States with gubernatorial term limits

The state executive term limits in Wyoming are as follows:

  • The governor is eligible to serve for eight out of 16 years.
  • The comptroller is limited to a total of two terms.
  • The treasurer is limited to a total of two terms.

State legislators

See also: State legislatures with term limits

There are no term limits placed on Wyoming state legislators.

Congressional partisanship

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See also: List of United States Representatives from Wyoming and List of United States Senators from Wyoming

Below is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional delegation from Wyoming.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Wyoming
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 0 0
Republican 2 1 3
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3

State legislative partisanship

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Below is the current partisan breakdown of the state legislature of Wyoming.

Wyoming State Senate

Party As of January 2024
     Democratic Party 2
     Republican Party 29
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 31

Wyoming House of Representatives

Party As of January 2024
     Democratic Party 5
     Republican Party 57
     Independent 0
     Libertarian Party 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 62

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Key Election Dates," accessed November 7, 2013
  2. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-204," accessed March 26, 2014
  3. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-102(a)," accessed March 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Federal and State Offices," accessed March 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-209," accessed March 26, 2014
  6. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-304," accessed March 26, 2014
  7. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-301," accessed March 26, 2014
  8. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-306," accessed March 26, 2014
  9. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-307," accessed March 26, 2014
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-304," accessed March 26, 2014
  11. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-501," accessed March 26, 2014
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-301," accessed March 26, 2014
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  14. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-305," accessed March 26, 2014
  15. ↑ Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-301," accessed March 26, 2014
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