Section 22-17-101 - Right to Contest Elections; Exception; Grounds.

WY Stat § 22-17-101 (2019) (N/A)
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22-17-101. Right to contest elections; exception; grounds.

(a) A qualified elector may contest the right of a person declared elected to an office in the elector's county, municipality, district or precinct, other than the office of state legislator, United States president and vice-president and presidential elector, on the following grounds:

(i) Misconduct or material negligence of an election official which affected the result of the election;

(ii) The person whose election is contested is not eligible to hold the office;

(iii) The person whose election is contested offered to give a bribe to a voter or election official to procure his election;

(iv) Illegal votes were counted or legal votes were not counted;

(v) The person whose election is contested violated the provisions of W. S. 22-26-101 through 22-26-121.