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Wyo. Stat. § 22-17-101 (2026)

Right to contest elections; exception; grounds.

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(a) A qualified elector may contest the right of a person
declared elected to an office in the elector's county,
municipality, district or precinct, other than the office of
state legislator, United States president and vice-president and
presidential elector, on the following grounds:

          (i) Misconduct or material negligence of an election
official which affected the result of the election;

          (ii) The person whose election is contested is not
eligible to hold the office;
          (iii) The person whose election is contested offered
to give a bribe to a voter or election official to procure his
election;

          (iv)   Illegal votes were counted or legal votes were
not counted;

          (v) The person whose election is contested violated
the provisions of W. S. 22-26-101 through 22-26-121.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2007 · leading case: Rue v. Carter, 919 P.2d 633 (Wyo. 1996).
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Rue v. Carter, 919 P.2d 633 (Wyo. 1996). “The language of W.S. 22-17-101(a)(ii) (1992) indicates that only when a person whose election is contested is not eligible to hold the office should the election be annulled.”
Smith v. Brito, 2007 WY 191 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 3× “§ 22-17-101. Right to contest elections; exception; grounds.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 22-17-101(29) — 1 case
Smith v. Brito, 2007 WY 191 (Wyo. 2007). “§ 22-17-101. Right to contest elections; exception; grounds.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 22-17-101(a)(ii) — 2 cases
Rue v. Carter, 919 P.2d 633 (Wyo. 1996). “The language of W.S. 22-17-101(a)(ii) (1992) indicates that only when a person whose election is contested is not eligible to hold the office should the election be annulled.”
Smith v. Brito, 2007 WY 191 (Wyo. 2007). “§ 22-17-101. Right to contest elections; exception; grounds.”
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