Content provided by Maureen Murphy, Teton County Clerk
JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Clerk Maureen Murphy is alerting the community to the changes to absentee voting and party affiliation during the 2024 election process.
There were some election law changes that passed during the 2023 Wyoming Legislative session that are effective for the 2024 election cycle. It is important to keep the public educated on changes in the election process.
The two biggest changes involve the absentee voting period and party affiliation changes.
Absentee Voting Period:
Voters now need to vote by absentee or in-person 28 days prior to the election rather than the previous years when the period was 45 days. Uniformed and overseas citizens (UOCAVA) will still have the 45 days prior to each election under federal law.
If a voter requests an absentee ballot thru the mail, they will be mailed on July 23 for the Primary and on October 8 for the General. UOCAVA ballots that have been requested will be mailed out on July 5 for the Primary and on September 29 for the General. The Early In-Person Vote Center at the Administration Building (200 S Willow) will be open July 23 thru August 19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Party Affiliation Changes:
Effective this year, voters can no longer change their party affiliation after candidate filing begins thru Primary Election Day. Voters must change party affiliation no later than May 15, 2024, to vote in the Primary Election on August 20 with their preferred affiliation.
In Teton County, there are close to 1,800 unaffiliated voters. An unaffiliated voter will only receive a ballot if they live in the Town of Jackson because of the non-partisan Mayoral and Town Council races on the primary ballot.
