002-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-11

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 3-11 - Processing Voted Absentee UOCAVA Ballots

(a) All voted absentee ballots shall be returned by mail. No absentee ballots shall be accepted electronically.

(b) County Clerks shall ensure that voted absentee ballots are delivered to the proper department or staff member for processing and counting and the absentee ballots shall be maintained according to the provisions in W.S. 22-9-115.

• (i) Absentee ballots that were mailed to the voter shall be tabulated in accordance with the standard process for tabulating absentee ballots.

• (ii) Absentee ballots that were transmitted electronically to the voter and returned by the voter on generic paper stock will be treated by the County Clerk as damaged absentee ballots and processed:
  • (A) In accordance with Chapter 6 of the Election Procedures Rules.
  • (B) A County Clerk may duplicate the absentee ballot at a counting center, but is still required to follow the provisions of Chapter 6.

(c) When timely application has been made for a state absentee ballot and the absentee ballot sent by the County Clerk has not been received, an absent overseas voter, as defined in UOCAVA, Section 107(5) and 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6(5), may use a federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB) subject to the requirements of UOCAVA, Section 103. The federal write-in absentee ballot shall be counted only if:

• (i) The state absentee ballot application was received by the County Clerk at least fourteen (14) days prior to the election;

• (ii) The state absentee ballot was not received by the County Clerk before the close of registration for that election; and

• (iii) The write-in absentee ballot was submitted from overseas.

002-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-11