Wyoming State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Wyoming

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Census:	495,304	(0.18% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2010 Census:	568,300	(0.18% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Cheyenne

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States Alphabetically Current Wyoming Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Wyoming
	Status: STATE of the Union
	Organized as a Territory: 25 July 1868. 15 Stat. 178: previously, part of Dakota Territory
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 10 July 1890 by an Act of Congress (26 Stat. 222) recognizing a State government already formed
	The 44th state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: WEST
	Region: Intermountain
	Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act: [Wyoming never had an Enabling Act prior to Admission as a State]

• 1st (1890-) [Adopted: 30 September 1889 Convention convened, 2 September 1889, Ratified: 5 November 1889 ratified by a vote of 6,272 to 1,923; effective upon Admission, 10 July 1890]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Secretary of State

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2020 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004
	• Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022
	• Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022
	• Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022
	• Superintendent of Public Instruction: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• district [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• Tuesday next after 1st Monday in November of even-numbered years [WY Statutes 22-2-104(a)]
State Primary All States
	• Tuesday next after 3d Monday in August of even-numbered years [WY Statutes 22-2-104(b)]
Polling times All States
	• Polls open: 7 AM local time Polls close: 7 PM local time [WY Statutes 22-13-101]

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution All States
	• Wyoming State Statutes and Constitution
Election Authority
	• Wyoming Secretary of State
	• Wyoming Secretary of State Elections
Legislature All States
	• Wyoming State Legislature
Democratic
	• Wyoming Democratic Party
Republican
	• Wyoming Republican Party
Third Party
	• Libertarian Party of Wyoming
	• The Unity Party of Wyoming
	• Wyoming Country Party
	• Wyoming Country Party
	• Wyoming Green Party
Media & others
	• Cody Enterprise
	• KCWY TV - NBC - Casper
	• KTWO TV - ABC - Casper
	• Laramie Boomerang
	• Politics1.com - Wyoming
	• Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
	• Star Tribune - Casper - Jackson Hole
	• The Douglas Budget
	• The News-Record - Gillette
	• The Powell Tribune
	• The Sheridan Press
	• The Torrington Telegram
	• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle