According to this story, no Democrat has declared so far for Secretary of State of Wyoming for 2010. The Democrats didn’t run anyone for this office in either 2006 or 2002. As a result, both times, the Libertarian Party polled over 10% of the vote for its nominee for Secretary of State in both years, which caused it to be classed as a major party, with its own primary, in the years 2004 and 2008. Parties that poll over 2% but under 10% are also ballot-qualified, but they nominate by convention.

The Wyoming vote test applies every two years, so in presidential election years, when Secretary of State is not on the ballot, the Libertarian Party never gets 10% for any statewide office. It does normally get 2%, so it nominated by convention in 2002 and 2006.

The Wyoming Constitution Party is petitioning to get on the ballot, and if it qualifies, it will probably run a candidate for Secretary of State this year, and would be overwhelmingly likely to poll at least 2% for that office, and be on the ballot automatically for 2012. The party needs 4,988 valid signatures by June 1.