EIIElection Integrity Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section concerns the procedural requirements for municipal referendum petitions—specifically petition signature collection, filing deadlines, and content requirements. It has no bearing on election system verification artifacts, certificates, device records, or result signatures. The criterion addresses post-election audit and verification mechanisms for election integrity, which is entirely outside the scope of this referendum ordinance statute.

No matching sections in corpus.

This section statutorily requires voters to use paper ballots that they mark themselves, creating a hand-marked paper ballot trail that is voter-verifiable by design. The requirement that voters mark and then place the paper ballot ensures a physical record each voter can verify before submission.

“After marking the paper ballot, the voter shall place the ballot in the voting machine.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs recount procedures, deposits, and expense allocation when a recount is requested. It does not address whether citizens can re-tally or independently verify election results from published precinct data. The statute is limited to the formal recount process initiated by candidates or election officials, not citizen verification rights.

Wyoming law mandates tamper-evident seals—numbered metal seals that must be broken to operate the machine, and the seal number is recorded on a certificate. However, the statute does not require logging of tamper events or tamper-responsive automatic quarantine; it only requires that seals be checked and documented.

“The seal shall be so placed as to prevent operation of the machine or its registering counters without breaking the seal.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses campaign advertising disclosure requirements and has no relevance to vote-casting equipment or network isolation mandates. It concerns political communication transparency, not election infrastructure security or hardware specifications.

The statute requires sealing of ballots and voting machine records but does not establish chain-of-custody documentation requirements or specify that such documentation be maintained or made publicly available. It addresses physical security through sealing but not the documentary tracking of custody transfers.

“Paper ballots shall be sealed by the election judges in an envelope after being counted and tallied”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute uses mandatory language ('shall conduct') and applies the requirement to 'any election in which the tabulating equipment was used,' establishing a legal requirement for post-election audits. This satisfies the criterion that a post-election audit is legally required for every election where automated tabulating equipment is employed.

“The county clerk shall conduct a random audit of ballots by processing the preaudited group of test ballots as described in W.S. 22-11-104(b)(iii) on five percent (5%) of the automated tabulating equipment for that county, but on not less than one (1) machine, within thirty (30) days of any election in which the tabulating equipment was used.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses recount procedures triggered by candidate request or irregularity concerns, not post-election audits. It describes which precincts are recounted and timing requirements, but does not mandate any audit method (hand recount, comparison audit, risk-limiting audit, or reconciliation). The statute governs recounts in response to specific challenges, not systematic post-election audits.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs the formation election of special districts and initial director elections, including voting procedures and candidate eligibility. It contains no provisions regarding post-election audits, observer access to audits, or any audit-related procedures whatsoever.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section prescribes the order in which offices must appear on partisan election ballots. It contains no provisions regarding post-election audits, audit results, or their binding force on certified election results. The section is about ballot design and layout, not audit procedures or their legal effect.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the governance, meeting procedures, and conflict of interest rules for school district boards of directors. It is entirely unrelated to voting system source code disclosure, which is the subject of criterion 1.1. The section contains no provisions regarding software verifiability or source code accessibility.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the Wyoming Election Code addresses voter registry list availability, form of records, public access rules, and voter registration purging procedures. It contains no provisions regarding software reproducible builds, binary verification, or source code transparency. The criterion concerns technical requirements for election software verification; this section is about voter records management and does not address that topic.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the funding mechanism for publication of notice of proposed amendments and voter pamphlets. It does not address whether ballot contests, layouts, and tabulation rules are signed, published, or made available before polls open. The criterion concerns pre-election publication and signing of technical election materials, which is outside the scope of this budget/appropriation statute.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section mandates a post-election audit of ballots using automated tabulating equipment, but it addresses ballot verification and machine testing, not verification that the running binary code matches a committed/compiled version. The statute does not grant any right to verify software binaries or source code integrity; it only requires processing test ballots through machines to check tabulation accuracy.

The statute grants poll watchers limited observation rights (voter turnout and registration) and permits written notes, which supports transparency. However, these rights are substantially constrained: watchers cannot challenge voters, cannot conduct electioneering, and are limited to one per party unless the chief judge permits otherwise. The authorization to 'observe' is narrower than 'full procedural access,' and the chief judge retains broad removal authority. The statute provides some observer access but falls short of comprehensive procedural transparency.

“A poll watcher is authorized to observe voter turn out and registration and may make written memoranda but shall not challenge voters, conduct electioneering activities or disrupt the polling process.”

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the governor's duties in calling a state constitutional ratifying convention if Congress proposes amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It contains no provisions regarding precinct-level election results publication timelines or transparency requirements for vote reporting.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section governs the conduct of elections using electronic voting systems and prescribes procedures for testing, security, and ballot handling, but does not address whether multiple certified vendors may operate in the same election. The statute contains no language permitting, requiring, or restricting vendor selection or plurality across a single election.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 22-29-104 is a definitional section of the Wyoming Election Code that provides statutory definitions for terms used in principal election acts (elector, landowner, qualified elector, voter, etc.). It contains no provisions regarding vendor contracts, contract duration, or procurement practices. The section is entirely inapplicable to the criterion concerning vendor contract duration caps.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly requires that every electronic voting system adopted for use in Wyoming 'Provide for voting in secrecy,' which is a direct legal mandate that voter-ballot unlinkability be maintained. This is a clear, enforceable requirement embedded in the statutory capabilities that systems must meet.

“Provide for voting in secrecy”

The section permits assistance for voters with blindness, disability, and illiteracy, addressing some accessibility needs. However, it does not mandate comprehensive accessibility standards at polling places (such as physical accessibility features, assistive devices, or language services), nor does it establish affirmative requirements that every polling place must meet these standards.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section addresses polling place designation and allows flexible precinct configurations, but it does not establish any floor or minimum standard for polling-place density per voter or per geographic area. The statute permits the entire district or any portion thereof to constitute a single election precinct, which could result in very sparse polling-place coverage without triggering any legal violation.