Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-204 (2026)

Application for nomination or election; party

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registration; form.

       (a)   Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 243, § 5.

     (b) An eligible person seeking nomination or election for
a partisan office shall:

          (i) Meet all applicable qualifications to be elected
to office which are set forth in the United States and Wyoming
constitutions;

          (ii)    Be registered in the party whose nomination he
seeks; and

          (iii)    File an application in substantially the
following form:

       APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION OR ELECTION BY PARTY PRIMARY

State of Wyoming       )

                       )   ss

County of ....         )
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. ...., residing at ...., in County of ...., (if
for the office of state senator or representative) in Senate
(House) District ...., state of Wyoming, and registered as a
member of .... party, (if for the office of governor) and that I
resided at the physical residential addresses listed below
during the past five (5) years, and I hereby request that my
name be printed upon the official party ballot at the next
primary election as a candidate for the office of ...., and
hereby declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for
the office.

(If for the office of United States senator or representative in
congress) I have not, at any time when knowingly seeking
nomination or election to this office, claimed or been currently
claiming any residence or received the benefits of residency
from any other state, excluding the benefits of residency
related to or incidental from maintaining a residence at or near
the United States capital.

(If for the office of governor) I have resided at the following
physical residential addresses during the past five (5) years:

(Residence)                         (Date)

1.

2.

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

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

     (c) A nomination application that is required to be filed
with the secretary of state may be electronically filed as
provided under W.S. 9-2-2501 if the application is accompanied
by the proper filing fee.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2000 · leading case: Murphy v. State Canvassing Bd., 12 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2000).

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Murphy v. State Canvassing Bd., 12 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat.Ann. §§ 22-5-204, -206 and 208 (LEXIS 1999).”

United States v. Tarver, 642 F. Supp. 1109 (D. Wyo. 1986). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-204 (1977). Mr. Tarver therefore became a candidate under 2 U.”

Blomquist v. Thomson, 591 F. Supp. 768 (D. Wyo. 1984). · cites it 2× “Section 22-5-204(a). Such filing must be made at least fifty-nine (59) days before the date of the next subsequent primary election.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-204(a) — 1 case

Blomquist v. Thomson, 591 F. Supp. 768 (D. Wyo. 1984). “Section 22-5-204(a). Such filing must be made at least fifty-nine (59) days before the date of the next subsequent primary election.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-204(b) — 1 case

Murphy v. State Canvassing Bd., 12 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2000). “Wyo. Stat.Ann. §§ 22-5-204, -206 and 208 (LEXIS 1999).”

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