Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray recently issued a request to the Fremont County Commissioners to restructure their districts. He claims that the district encompassed by the Wind River Reservation should be illegal according to a recent US Supreme Court
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
The Smithsonian is bringing a traveling exhibition on the history of voting to Wyoming. The Voices and Votes: Democracy in American exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each
Wyoming’s Semiquincentennial Celebration and Sheridan History Event
The Machinery of Democracy will explore the history of campaigning and votes, and how politicians invented a unique American System of electing representatives. This program will engage Sheridan County’s local politicians with an interview format hosted by Sheridan High Schools
Oppose the SAVE Act and related bills
US Congress has proposed a suite of bills that make voter registration more onerous. See our state action alert here. For more information, see the League of Women Voters US page.
Wyoming League to Present Petition at Opening Day of Wyoming Legislature
The League of Women Voters will hold a Press Conference at 9 am Monday, February 9, to introduce the petition signed by several thousand Wyoming residents urging the Legislature to not advance voting restriction bills scheduled to be introduced this
Cheyenne League to Present at Wyoming Supreme Court
The Cheyenne League of Women Voters will join the Wyoming Supreme Court on February 10 as part of the state’s recognition of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. Following two oral arguments, the League will offer a presentation on the history
Wyoming and Utah Review of Noncitizen Voting
In Wyoming, a November review resulted in resulted in 3 identified suspected non-citizen registered voters in Carbon, Lincoln, and Teton Counties being removed from Wyoming’s Statewide Voter Registration System (out of more than 272,000 registered voters). Utah’s elections office has
Dual Citizen Voting Ban Proposal Examined
The League of Women Voters is opposing the Secretary Gray proposed ban on dual citizen voting in Wyoming. The Jackson Hole News & Guide featured an article highlighting the impact it would have on some Teton County residents and League
Cowboy State Daily Articles on Upcoming Legislative Session
Columnist and League member Gail Symons offered an informative view on the upcoming Wyoming Legislative Session. Gail Symons Editorial Columnist Joan Barron offers her take on Election Bills scheduled to be introduced during the session. Joan Barron: We’ve Got A
Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban aws in the State
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s two abortion bans are unconstitutional. In a 4-1 decision, the court agreed the bans conflict with a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects individuals’ rights to make their own health