Wyoming Improved Ballot Access for Independent Candidates in 2018; Change Not Previously Noted at B.A.N.

This is very old news, but it had not been reported at Ballot Access News previously. On March 14, 2018, Wyoming HB 40 was signed into law. It repealed the law that said if a voter signed more than one independent candidate petition for the same office, only the first signature counted. This bill was a general election code bill passed in the budget session, so BAN missed it back in 2018.

In 2016, Evan McMullin, an independent presidential candidate, petitioned in Wyoming. He had enough valid signatures, except that enough of his signers had already signed for Jill Stein and/or Rocky De La Fuente, that he did not qualify. They, of course, had petitioned before he had, because he had not entered the race until August 10, 2016. Thanks to Kara Ramsey for this news.


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Wyoming Improved Ballot Access for Independent Candidates in 2018; Change Not Previously Noted at B.A.N. — 2 Comments

  1. ONE voter nom pet forms.

    More than 1 per office position ??? — esp exec/judic offices with AppV – pending Condorcet ???

  2. Mr. Winger, I believe that you also missed one more important thing about Wyoming ballot eligibility. W.S. 22-5-501 that you refer to for write-in access has been repealed. If one asks, “What _are_ the current statutes concerning write-in access in Wyoming?,” I’m unclear about this and would be very interested if anyone had further information.

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