Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-218 (2026)

bodies; appointment districts; requirement; conditions for
appointments based on political party affiliation.

     (a) When required by law, members of boards, commissions,
councils and other governmental bodies shall be appointed from
the appointment districts set out in subsection (b) of this
section.

     (b)   The appointment districts are as follows:

          (i)    Laramie, Goshen and Platte county comprise
district 1;

          (ii)    Albany, Carbon and Sweetwater counties comprise
district 2;

          (iii) Lincoln, Sublette and Teton and Uinta counties
comprise district 3;

          (iv)    Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties comprise
district 4;

          (v) Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties
comprise district 5;

          (vi)    Crook, Niobrara and Weston counties comprise
district 6;

          (vii)    Natrona, Fremont and Converse county comprise
district 7.

     (c) Whenever a vacancy occurs, an appointment shall first
be made from an appointment district which was not represented
on the governmental body before the vacancy. If all districts
were represented, the appointment shall be made so as to best
equalize representation among the districts.

     (d) Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments shall
rotate consecutively among all the counties of the appointment
districts.

     (e) Any appointment made on or after July 1, 1996 by the
governor to a state board, commission, council or committee
created by law, for which senate confirmation is required by law
or constitution and for which political party affiliation is
specified by law, shall be conditioned upon membership in the
same political party for not less than six (6) months prior to
the date of appointment for temporary appointments made under
W.S. 28-12-101(b) and not less than six (6) months prior to the
date of nomination for appointment under W.S. 28-12-101(a).
Prior to senate confirmation, the person appointed shall file in
the office of the governor an affidavit acknowledged and sworn
to under oath stating his party affiliation for the six (6)
month period preceding the date of appointment. Filing a false
statement may be cause for removal.