002-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-9 - Processing Voted Absentee UOCAVA Ballots

(a) All voted absentee ballots, including a FWAB, shall be returned by mail. The County Clerk shall not accept any ballot that is submitted electronically.

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

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

(ii) Absentee ballots transmitted electronically to the voter and returned by the voter on generic paper stock shall be treated by the County Clerk as damaged absentee ballots and processed in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Election Procedures Rules. The County Clerk may duplicate the absentee ballot at a counting center, but shall follow the provisions of Chapter 6.

(c) Absent voters, as defined in 52 U.S.C. § 20310(5) may use a FWAB if they have timely applied for a state absentee ballot and the absentee ballot sent by the County Clerk has not been received by the voter, subject to the requirements of 52 U.S.C. § 20301. The FWAB shall be counted only if:

(i) The state absentee ballot application was received by the County Clerk prior to election day; and

(ii) The state absentee ballot was not received by the County Clerk before the close of polls on election day.

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002-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-9

Amended, Eff. 8/26/2022.