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Wyoming Election Information

Upcoming Elections

2010 Primary Election: August 17, 2010

2010 General Election: November 11, 2010

Polling Place Hours

7am - 7pm

Click here to download a Wyoming Frequently Asked Questions document created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.

 

Voter Registration Information

Click here for a Wyoming Voter Registration Guide created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.

Registration Deadlines

Election Day: Wyoming allows qualified voters to register at the polls on Election Day.

Identification Required for Registration

If you register to vote by mail, you must fill out the voter registration form in front of a notary or registry agent and show ID to that notary or registry agent.

  • Preferred option is a Wyoming Driver License.
  • Second option is one form of the following:
    • Driver's 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.

How to Check Registration

Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE

Contact your county clerk

 

Voting Information

Identification Required to Vote

You must show ID if:

  • you are voting for the first time in WY
  • you registered to vote by mail on or after January 1, 2003; and
  • you have not previously met the ID requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act

How to Find Your Polling Place

Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE

Check online.

Absentee Voting

Any qualified elector may vote by absentee ballot. Voters can vote an absentee ballot:

  • By requesting an absentee ballot be mailed to you by calling the county clerk or submitting your name, residence address, mailing address, and birth date or social security number.  Once your information is verified, a ballot will be sent to you in the mail.

Absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.   Absentee ballots can be returned in person or by mail.

Early Voting

You may vote an in person absentee ballot at your county clerk's office. For the general election, you may go into the county clerk's office starting 40 days before an election and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office.  

Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses

You need to re-register if:

  • You moved to a different county;
  • You did not vote in the 2006 General Election

If you moved within the county to another precinct or changed your name, you must notify the county clerk.

Information for People with Felony Convictions

Voter is eligible once civil rights have been restored.

For more information, visit the Wyoming Secretary of State website, or click here to download a Wyoming Election Protection Manual created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.