Wyoming § 22-5-301 - Independent partisan candidates; form.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 22-5-301 — Independent partisan candidates; form., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-5-301. Independent partisan candidates; form.
I, ...., swear or affirm that I was born on ...., ....(year), that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ...., and that I am a registered voter of Election District No. ...., in Precinct No. ...., County of ...., residing at ...., (if for the office of state senator or representative, commissioner or other district office) in Senate (House) (Commissioner or other) District ...., State of Wyoming, (if for the office of governor) and that I resided at the physical residential addresses listed below during the past five (5) years, and having obtained the number of signatures required by law for nomination by petition, I hereby request that my name be printed on the official ballot at the next general election as an independent candidate for the office of .... and declare that if nominated and elected, I will qualify for the office.
(If for the office of United States senator or representative in congress) I have not, at any time when knowingly seeking nomination or election to this office, claimed or been currently claiming any residence or received the benefits of residency from any other state, excluding the benefits of residency related to or incidental from maintaining a residence at or near the United States capital.
(If for the office of governor) I have resided at the following physical residential addresses during the past five (5) years:
(Residence) (Date)
Dated the .... day of ...., ....(year).
....................... (Signature)
The eligible, registered electors supporting my nomination, and numbering not less than the number required under W.S. 22-5-304, are as follows:
(Signature) (Printed Name) (Residence) (Date)
I, ...., do hereby certify that I am a circulator of this petition, and I solely and personally circulated this petition, that all the signatures appearing herein were made in my presence from .... (month) .... (day), ....(year) through .... (month) .... (day), ....(year), and to the best of my knowledge and belief such signatures are those of the persons whose names they purport to be.
............... (Signature)
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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