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Ballot access requirements for political parties in Wyoming
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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.
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Process for a political party to obtain ballot status
See statutes: Wyo. Stat. Title 22, Ch. 4
A major political party is a party whose candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, governor, or secretary of state received at least 10% of the total number of votes cast for the office in the preceding general election. Only major parties are permitted to nominate by primary.[2][3]
A minor political party is a party whose candidate for the U.S. House, governor, or secretary of state received at least 2% but not more than 10% of the total votes cast for the office in the most recent general election.[2]
A provisional party is a political organization that has filed a legally valid petition, entitling it to participate in the next general election.[2]
A major political party is allowed to nominate its candidates by primary election with its own party ballot, while minor and provisional political parties must nominate by convention.[3][4][5]
Requirements
Anyone wanting to form a new political party in Wyoming must file a petition with the secretary of state by May 1 of the general election year in which they want to qualify for the general election ballot. The filed petition must contain the names and signatures of registered electors equal to at least 2% of the total number of votes cast for Wyoming's at-large U.S. representative in the last general election.[6][7]
Before circulation, the petition must be approved by the secretary of state. The name of the party printed on the petition may not include more than two words and may not be similar to the name of an existing qualified party, as determined by the secretary of state. A party name cannot include the word "independent."[6]
Nomination of candidates
Major political party candidates are nominated by primary election.[3][8][9]
After a minor political party or provisional party convention is held, the chairman and secretary of the state political convention must certify the names of the party's nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, elective state offices, and legislative offices to the secretary of state by the day before the state primary election. The same officials, or the chairman and secretary of the county political convention, must certify the names of the party's nominees for county offices and district attorney to the respective county clerk.[10][5]
Minor political party and provisional party nominees must be members of the party at the time their names are certified. Nominees are required to submit the same application and fee as candidates for a primary election.[10][5]
Political parties
As of April 2025, there were four recognized political parties in Wyoming. These are listed in the table below.[11]
| Party | Website link | By-laws/platform link |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution Party of Wyoming | Link | Party platform |
| Democratic Party of Wyoming | Link | Party platform |
| Libertarian Party of Wyoming | Link | |
| Republican Party of Wyoming | Link |
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See also
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Wyoming
- Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Wyoming
- List of political parties in the United States
- Democratic Party of Wyoming
- Republican Party of Wyoming
External links
- Wyoming Constitution Party
- Wyoming Democratic Party
- Wyoming Libertarian Party
- Wyoming Republican Party
Footnotes
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-6-120 (a)(vii)," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-1-102," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-202," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-4-303," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-4-406," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-4-402," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ State of Wyoming, "SF0166 - Political party formation-amendments," accessed July 15, 2025
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-215," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-5-219," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22-4-304," accessed April 27, 2025 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "nomination" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Political Parties in Wyoming," accessed April 29, 2025
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