Wyoming · General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Your ballot, explained.
The one statewide ballot proposition in the official words, every candidate for federal, statewide and legislative office and judges on the ballot. County and local races are on your sample ballot. No endorsements. Every claim links to its source.
INCOMPLETE. What this guide covers and what it does not. The 86 races and 130 candidates come from the Secretary of State’s candidate roster , printed September 9, 2026. Anything that changed after that date (a withdrawal, a write-in, a late filing) is not checked here. Candidate background is thin: only 16 of 130 candidates (statewide and U.S. races) have a profile with background, and that came from the WyoFile 2026 election guide, the candidates’ own answers, not re-checked. All other candidates, including every State Senate and State House candidate, show “We have not yet found background information.” County, city, school board and community college races are not in this guide. The office descriptions say only what the Secretary of State’s files say (the term length); the files do not describe the duties of the governor, auditor, treasurer or superintendent.
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Heard this? Here are the facts
Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.
- Heard this? "You don't need ID to vote in person in Wyoming." False
The facts: Voters must show an acceptable ID when voting in person. Accepted: a Wyoming driver's license or ID card, tribal ID, U.S. passport, U.S. military card, a driver's license or ID card from another state, a University of Wyoming, community college or Wyoming public school student photo ID, a valid Medicare or Medicaid insurance card (not accepted after December 31, 2029), or a valid Wyoming concealed firearm permit. source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) - Heard this? "It's too late to register to vote for November 3." False
The facts: The Secretary of State's Key Election Dates file says registration closes October 19, but voters may still register in person and cast an absentee ballot from October 20 to November 2, and may register and vote at their polling place on Election Day. Bring proof of identity, U.S. citizenship and where you live. source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) - Heard this? "A mailed absentee ballot counts if it is postmarked by Election Day." False
The facts: Voted absentee ballots have to be received at the county clerk's office by 7 p.m. on Election Day, November 3. Ballots that arrive after that are not counted. source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) - Heard this? "Once you have a felony conviction, you can never vote again in Wyoming." False
The facts: A person with a felony conviction, from Wyoming or anywhere else, must have the right to vote restored in Wyoming before registering and voting. You may ask to have your rights restored; the Wyoming Department of Corrections handles it. source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) - Heard this? "You can register to vote when you get your driver's license." False
The facts: Wyoming does not offer this. You can register at a county or town clerk's office, by mail, or at your polling place on Election Day, and you must show proof of U.S. citizenship and of where you live. source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) source: sos.wyo.gov (Wyoming Secretary of State) - Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com - Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu - Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com
Checked against official sources, court records and news reports. We update this as new claims go around.
- Ballot Propositions 1 for every voter
- Races and candidates 130 candidates in 86 races
- Judges 21 judges, listed on the roster
Key dates
Need a number to call? County election offices (the 23 county clerks).
- Registering to vote: the Secretary of State's Key Election Dates file says registration closes Monday, October 19, 2026. After that you can still register in person and vote an absentee ballot from October 20 to November 2, and you can register and vote at your polling place on Election Day. (The Voter's Guide and FAQ say "not less than 14 days before an election" for mail and clerk's-office registration, which is October 20; they also say you may register at your polling place on Election Day.) Bring proof of who you are, that you are a U.S. citizen, and where you live.
- Absentee voting runs Tuesday, October 6 through Monday, November 2 (28 days before the election). Ballots for military and overseas voters went out September 18. You may ask for an absentee ballot any time in 2026 except on Election Day: call or write your county clerk.
- Your voted absentee ballot has to reach your county clerk's office by 7 p.m. on Election Day, November 3. Ballots that come in later are not counted.
- Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or until the last person in line at 7 p.m. has voted. In person, show an accepted ID.
- County clerks publish sample ballots and polling places from October 20 through November 2.
Dates from the Secretary of State's Key Election Dates , the 2026 Election Calendar , the Voter's Guide and the Voter FAQ . Check your registration and sample ballot on the Wyoming Secretary of State's polling place locator (sample ballots are at your county clerk and in local newspapers) .
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