002-14 Wyo. Code R. § 14-5

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 14-5 - During Polling Hours

(a) Errors or problems with the voting equipment shall be reported by the election judges to the County Clerk's Office, who shall report pertinent issues to the Secretary of State as soon as possible, including but not limited to, any problem that could affect vote totals, any accessibility problems, or any issue that could disenfranchise voters.

(b) In precincts where absentee ballots are counted at the polls, a sign shall be posted to alert voters that election judges may be entering absentee ballots in the machine while other voters are in the polling area. If the County Clerk has directed the election judges to process the absentee ballots after the polls close, this shall be done immediately upon closing of the polls.

(c) Poll watchers from each party are allowed at the polling area if the County Clerk has previously been notified of the name of the poll watcher and the polling area. Election judges shall be trained by the County Clerk on poll watchers duties prior to election day. Poll watchers are responsible for bringing their own tables and chairs to the polling area, and can sit near, but not at the same table as the election judges. No one other than the election judges may ask voters questions. The voters name should be said loud enough for the poll watcher to hear.

(d) In the event a precinct runs out of ballots and the County does not have a ballot on demand printer, the County Clerk shall supply the precinct with copies of the ballot to serve as emergency ballots. Voted emergency ballots shall be placed in the emergency bin and the votes shall be counted by hand by the election judges and tallied in the poll book.

(e) If the bin is full, election judges may open the bin to rearrange the ballots. Should the bin be too full to sufficiently rearrange the ballots, two election judges from different political parties, if available, may remove ballots to a secure container. The election judges shall fill out, sign, date and time stamp a form stating that the ballots were removed. The secure container shall be returned to the County Clerk's Office with all other ballots.

002-14 Wyo. Code R. § 14-5