Elections

Lawmakers passed a bill requiring 5% of ballots cast in 2026 to be hand counted. Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee talks about how her office is prepping for the effort.

Wyoming has closed primary elections, meaning voters will only see candidates from their political party on the ballot. Changes to voting laws in 2023 created the May deadline.

More than 3,900 residents voted in Tuesday’s special election to keep local sales tax at six cents to fund specific government projects. A third of Wyoming counties have this tax.

More than a third of Wyoming counties have a sixth penny tax, which must be approved by voters and supports specific projects outlined on the ballot.

Rancher, distiller, tech worker, Mead is unafraid to stand up to Trump and vouch for public lands.

John B. Romero-Martinez represented Cheyenne from 2021 to 2023. He also served five years in the United States Air Force National Guard.

Frank Chapman is the owner and operator of Heart Six Ranch in Moran. He said he was encouraged to run for Congress by Pres. Trump’s “overwhelming success in changing the direction of our country.”

Joseph Kibler initially announced his candidacy as a Republican but has since changed to the Constitution Party.

Gordon also vetoed a bill that would’ve allowed civil suits against law enforcement agencies for enforcing orders solely regarding firearms or ammunition. Sheriffs worried it’d hamstring their cooperation with the feds. He also vetoed a union related bill.

Hand counting ballots is less secure, less accurate and more time consuming than counting ballots using voting machines, according to studies and local county clerks. But the governor signed a new law requiring county clerks to audit 5% of ballots by hand after the primary and general elections this year.