Elections in Wyoming |
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The U.S. state of Wyoming has had a system of direct voting since 1968, when voters adopted a constitutional amendment allowing measures to be placed on the ballot. Only years when ballot measures were on the general election ballot are listed.
Wyoming's ballot measure procedure has been described by the Initiative & Referendum Institute as "one of the most onerous" in the nation. [1] In order to place a citizen-initiated initiative on the ballot, measure sponsors must gather signatures equal to 15% of ballots cast in the previous election, along with at least 15% of voters in two-thirds of Wyoming counties. These requirements, coupled with the legislature's ability to remove ballot measures if they adopt a substantially similar law, make placing measures on the ballot exceptionally difficult. [1] [2] : 33–34 As a result, most measures voted on in the general election are placed on the ballot by the legislature, not the voters. [1]
There are three types of ballot measures in Wyoming: [3]
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment No. 1 | A constitutional amendment to repeal the school poll tax [4] : 1–2 | Passed [5] | 73,872 (69.47%) | 32,457 (30.53%) |
Amendment No. 2 | A constitutional amendment to create an initiative & referendum system in Wyoming, provided such measures receive at least 100 signatures in support [4] : 1–2 | Passed [5] | 72,009 (74.77%) | 24,299 (25.23%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment relating to public funds [4] : 3–5 | Passed [6] | 75,996 (78.63%) | 20,648 (21.37%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 19 [4] : 3–5 | Failed [6] [lower-alpha 1] | 53,997 (52.72%) | 48,418 (47.28%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment allowing the state to invest education funds [4] : 3–5 | Passed [6] | 64,970 (62.29%) | 30,170 (31.71%) |
Amendment 4 | A constitutional amendment relating to the salaries of public officials [4] : 3–5 | Failed [6] [lower-alpha 2] | 56,940 (60.01%) | 37,940 (39.99%) |
Amendment 5 | A constitutional amendment relating to the investment of county school funds [4] : 3–5 | Passed [6] | 63,554 (67.52%) | 30,570 (32.48%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment providing a form of home rule for cities and towns [4] : 6–9 | Passed [7] | 97,026 (76.18%) | 30,339 (23.82%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment permitting state legislators to accept appointments to other offices [4] : 6–9 | Failed [7] [lower-alpha 3] | 72,798 (56.71%) | 55,580 (43.29%) |
Amendment 4 | A constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the number of justices on the Wyoming Supreme Court [4] : 6–9 | Passed [7] | 86,539 (66.97%) | 42,676 (33.03%) |
Amendment 5 | A constitutional amendment stating that the legislature should meet for no more than 60 working days per period [4] : 6–9 | Passed [7] | 76,170 (60.27%) | 50,209 (39.73%) |
Amendment 6 | A constitutional amendment allowing counties to levy an annual tax [4] : 6–9 | Failed [7] | 51,895 (40.69%) | 75,630 (59.31%) |
Amendment 7 | A constitutional amendment allowing counties to create indebtedness [4] : 6–9 | Failed [7] | 63,239 (49.97%) | 63,315 (50.03%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment creating new protections against double taxation [4] : 10–11 | Unclear [4] : 10–11 [lower-alpha 4] | 77,513 (68.42%) | 35,771 (31.58%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment creating a mineral excise tax [4] : 10–11 | Unclear [4] : 10–11 [lower-alpha 5] | 78,842 (70.87%) | 32,414 (29.13%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment establishing a statewide school levy [4] : 10–11 | Failed [4] : 10–11 | 51,392 (45.06%) | 62,667 (54.94%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment relating to judges [8] | Passed [8] | 92,559 (66.48%) | 46,664 (33.52%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment increasing the city, county, and school indebtedness limit [8] | Failed [8] | 43,951 (31.29%) | 96,526 (68.71%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment relating to the Wyoming criminal code [8] | Passed [8] | 106,931 (77.50%) | 31,045 (22.50%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment permitting women to work in mines [4] : 12–13 | Passed [9] | 82,957 (66.11%) | 44,446 (34.89%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment equalizing school funding across all districts [4] : 12–13 | Passed [9] | 83,552 (66.24%) | 42,586 (33.76%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment permitting the construction of a state prison for men and a state prison for women [4] : 12–13 | Passed [9] | 82,537 (65.00%) | 44,445 (35.00%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment providing for juries of less than twelve members in misdemeanor trials [4] : 14 | Failed [4] : 14 | 44,446 (19.71%) | 181,004 (80.29%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment permitting the legislature to invest state funds [4] : 15–16 | Failed [10] [lower-alpha 6] | 77,005 (50.81%) | 74,548 (49.19%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment increase state education taxes [4] : 15–16 | Passed [10] | 100,820 (65.80%) | 52,409 (34.20%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment allowing the state treasurer to seek re-election [4] : 15–16 | Passed [10] | 126,985 (82.58%) | 26,788 (17.42%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to write off uncollected debts in certain circumstances [4] : 17–18 | Passed [11] | 119,757 (67.98%) | 56,402 (32.02%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment allowing the investment of employee retirement funds [4] : 17–18 | Passed [11] | 116,791 (66.20%) | 59,637 (33.80%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment clarifying that officials appointed by the governor can be removed by the governor [4] : 17–18 | Failed [11] [lower-alpha 7] | 87,920 (50.31%) | 86,829 (49.69%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment modifying the pass requirements for ballot measures in Wyoming [4] : 18–21 | Passed [12] | 104,759 (72.19%) | 40,357 (27.81%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment allowing the governor to remove state officials appointed by the same governor [4] : 18–21 | Passed [12] | 128,476 (84.07%) | 24,348 (15.93%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to modify the duties of the state board of equalization [4] : 18–21 | Passed [12] | 107,507 (73.86%) | 38,050 (26.14%) |
Amendment 4 | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to create a state investment fund for economic development loans [4] : 18–21 | Passed [12] | 111,590 (72.93%) | 41,420 (27.07%) |
Amendment 5 | A constitutional amendment providing that any increase in judicial salaries apply to all judges [4] : 18–21 | Failed [12] [lower-alpha 8] | 79,557 (52.98%) | 70,602 (47.02%) |
Amendment 6 | A constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to expand workers compensation [4] : 18–21 | Passed [12] | 106,591 (71.57%) | 42,339 (28.43%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to create three classes of property for the purposes of taxation [4] : 22 | Passed [13] | 133,677 (77.15%) | 39,597 (22.85%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment to prevent sheriffs from keeping fees collected in civil cases [4] : 23–24 | Passed [14] | 124,789 (81.11%) | 29,054 (18.89%) |
Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to appoint a state examiner, geologist, and inspector of mines [4] : 23–24 | Passed [14] | 82,233 (55.73%) | 65,317 (44.27%) |
Amendment 3 | A constitutional amendment transferring the powers of the Wyoming state board of charities to the legislature [4] : 23–24 | Passed [14] | 86,195 (59.88%) | 57,763 (40.12%) |
Amendment 4 | A constitutional amendment restricting the use of public employee retirement funds to purposes directly benefiting public employees [4] : 23–24 | Passed [14] | 112,213 (75.45%) | 36,511 (24.55%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to invest the state permanent fund in equities [15] | Unclear [15] [lower-alpha 9] | -- | -- |
Initiative 1 | An initiative to ban triple trailers in Wyoming [15] | Passed [15] [16] | 165,879 (83.83%) | 31,997 (16.17%) |
Initiative 2 | An initiative to establish term limits for elected officials in Wyoming [15] | Passed [15] [16] | 150,113 (77.00%) | 44,424 (23.00%) |
Initiative 3 | An initiative to increase railroad regulation [15] | Passed [15] [16] | 130,646 (71.28%) | 52,835 (28.72%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment 1 | A constitutional amendment to create a criminal sentence of life without parole and to limit the governor's parole power [15] | Passed [lower-alpha 10] | -- | -- |
Constitutional Amendment 2 | A constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to invest up to 25% of the state's permanent fund in equities [15] | Failed [lower-alpha 11] | -- | -- |
Initiative 1 | An initiative to prohibit abortions except in cases where pregnancy endangers the mother's life, rape, or incest [15] | Failed [15] [16] | 61,980 (31.09%) | 137,379 (68.91%) |
Initiative 2 | An initiative to permit some forms of gambling at the county level subject to a vote of the people [15] | Failed [15] [16] | 75,547 (60.20%) | 114,273 (39.80%) |
Initiative 3 | An initiative to allow the state treasurer to invest up to $500 million in financial institutions [15] | Failed [15] [16] | 78,978 (39.94%) | 118,760 (60.06%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment relating to redistricting [15] | Failed [17] | 91,081 (48.46%) | 96,857 (51.54%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to most mentally ill people [15] | Passed [17] | 122,658 (65.46%) | 64,722 (34.54%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment allowing state funds to be invested in corporate stocks if the legislature dictates [15] | Passed [17] | 126,587 (64.81%) | 68,727 (35.19%) |
Constitutional Amendment D | A constitutional amendment strengthening the Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics [15] | Passed [17] | 177,513 (89.08%) | 21,751 (10.92%) |
Initiative No. 1 | An initiative requiring candidates for office to indicate whether they support term limits on the ballot [15] | Failed [17] | 105,093 (54.14%) | 89,018 (45.86%) |
Initiative No. 2 | An initiative to repeal Senate Enrolled Act 4, which extended term limits for legislators [15] | Failed [17] | 104,544 (53.70%) | 90,138 (46.30%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to reapportion its membership as soon as census data is available [18] | Passed [19] | 117,638 (74.95%) | 39,321 (25.05%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment modifying the requirements for citizen-initiated measures to be placed on the ballot [18] | Passed [19] | 97,846 (61.76%) | 60,582 (38.24%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment mandating that funds allocated to Wyoming's Workers Compensation Fund only be used for specific purposes [18] | Passed [19] | 143,920 (88.24%) | 19,178 (11.76%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment expanding the eligibility requirements for the Wyoming National Guard [15] | Passed [20] | 125,841 (64.61%) | 68,927 (35.39%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to convene special legislative sessions if a majority of members agree [21] | Passed [22] | 112,438 (66.29%) | 57,187 (33.71%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to handle disputes relating to presidential electors [21] | Passed [22] | 110,906 (65.78%) | 57,708 (34.22%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment limiting the governor's line-item veto authority only to general appropriations bills [21] | Failed [22] | 73,240 (44.22%) | 92,396 (55.78%) |
Constitutional Amendment D | A constitutional amendment requiring constitutional amendments be submitted to the voters before being approved by the Governor [21] | Failed [22] | 87,786 (52.74%) | 78,679 (47.26%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment to allow school districts to bring in more revenue yearly [23] | Failed [24] | 122,038 (55.78%) | 96,762 (44.22%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to authorize local governments to access expanded funding sources provided they receive vocal approval [23] | Passed [24] | 148,808 (66.16%) | 76,115 (33.84%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to create laws requiring dispute resolution before medical malpractice lawsuits [23] | Passed [24] | 124,178 (52.99%) | 110,169 (47.01%) |
Constitutional Amendment D | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to create laws limiting damages in medical malpractice lawsuits [23] | Failed [24] | 115,981 (49.65%) | 117,602 (50.35%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment clarifying that all money in the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund are permanent funds of the state [15] | Passed [25] | 130,735 (74.05%) | 45,817 (25.95%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment allowing a greater amount of money to be distributed throughout the state for the purpose of funding school districts [15] | Passed [26] | 107,481 (58.15%) | 77,338 (41.85%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment creating a permanent fund for higher education scholarships and quality improvements [15] | Passed [27] | 139,396 (75.05%) | 46,342 (24.95%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment rewriting the oath of office required for public officials to take office [28] | Passed [29] | 191,787 (81.75%) | 42,821 (18.25%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment modifying the requirements for citizen-led initiatives to be placed on the ballot [28] | Failed [29] | 120,333 (54.21%) | 101,655 (45.79%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment forbidding a mandatory health care system in Wyoming and allowing citizens to pay any health care provider for services [30] | Passed [31] | 181,984 (76.98%) | 54,405 (23.02%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment establishing a citizen's right to hunt and fish [30] | Passed [31] | 212,561 (89.26%) | 25,564 (10.74%) |
Constitutional Amendment C | A constitutional amendment expanding the authority of district court commissioners [30] | Failed [31] | 88,562 (41.90%) | 122,824 (58.10%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment allowing the Governor of Wyoming to appoint non-Wyoming citizens to the University of Wyoming board of trustees [32] | Failed [33] | 47,979 (29.51%) | 114,597 (70.49%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to authorize the investment of public money in equities [34] | Passed [35] | 132,739 (56.29%) | 103,071 (43.71%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment to allow municipalities to take on additional debt for sewer projects [36] | Failed [37] | 126,589 (51.17%) | 120,808 (48.83%) |
Measure Name | Description | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Amendment A | A constitutional amendment to allow local governments such as counties and cities to invest public funds in equities [38] | Passed [39] | 103,389 (56.78%) | 78,714 (43.22%) |
Constitutional Amendment B | A constitutional amendment to increase the retirement age for judges from 70 to 75 [38] | Failed [39] | 74,650 (39.19%) | 115,838 (60.81%) |
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