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Wyoming Statutes § 22-26-106 False voting

⤴ Up to Chapter 26: Offenses and Penalties

Statute Text

(a) False voting consists of performing any of the following acts in connection with or related to the election process or an election:
(i) Voting, or offering to vote, when not a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election;
(ii) Voting, or offering to vote, in the name of another person or under a false name;
(iii) Voting, or offering to vote, in a precinct other than that in which qualified to vote;
(iv) Voting, or offering to vote, more than once in an election.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, false voting is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(c) False voting committed with the knowledge of not being a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election or in that precinct is a high misdemeanor offense punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
(d) Second or subsequent offenses under subsection (c) of this section are felony offenses punishable by not more than five (5) years imprisonment, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(e) The county sheriff shall investigate acts of false voting at the request of a county clerk who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed false voting. After an investigation and a finding that the allegation has merit, the county sheriff shall refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution in the appropriate courts of this state.

History

Amended by Laws 2018 , ch. 40, § 1, eff. 5/1/2018 .

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