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Many states, such as Nevada, have taken a number of measures to ensure the integrity of their voting system following the last presidential election. This is of particular concern in states that became embroiled in "election denialism" schemes and are considered “battleground” states.

More than 122,000 people turned out to vote in Wyoming’s primary election. While that’s the lowest primary turnout since 2016, Wyoming Public Radio heard across the state: some Wyomingites were eager for their voices to be heard.

Roughly 1 in 4 Native Americans are not registered to vote, according to the Native American Rights Fund, which analyzed Census Bureau data. In recent years, however, three Mountain West states have passed laws to allow tribes to register them automatically.

Teton County voters in Wilson rode bikes, drove cars and walked dogs to the Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center to vote. It’s one of four polling locations in one of the state’s few largely Democratic counties. State legislative races in the county are uncontested, so voters were concerned with the county commission and federal races.

Wyoming voters headed to the polls today for the state’s primary election. Jackson Hole Community Radio’s Jenna McMurtry stopped by and caught up with some of the voters at the Teton County Library in Jackson.

Candidates at the local, state and federal levels are courting the rural vote this election cycle. But rural folks don't vote as a bloc, and even our sense of who is rural often doesn't match how some voters see themselves.

The Road to Cheyenne is our special series previewing the primary elections. This week, we’re taking a look at legislative races in the central part of the state and we’ll dig into recently released campaign finance reports.

It’s standard practice for voting equipment to be tested before an election. But this time at least three counties' results were not in accordance with a line in the Wyoming Election Code, according to the Wyoming GOP. They provided evidence for Goshen, Laramie and Albany counties, but claim other counties also were in violation. So what is this law? What did the machines do wrong? And can we trust that voting will be secure and just in the upcoming election?

The 2020 election denial claims led to widespread questions about election security. Since then, states such as Nevada are taking steps to make sure voters know what is being done to protect the balloting.

All absentee ballots must be returned to the county clerk by 7 p.m. on August 20. Ballots that arrive after the deadline will not be counted.