{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-22-26-106","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 22-26-106","heading":"False voting.","body":"(a) False voting consists of performing any of the following acts in connection with or related to the election process or an election:\n(i) Voting, or offering to vote, when not a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election;\n(ii) Voting, or offering to vote, in the name of another person or under a false name;\n(iii) Voting, or offering to vote, in a precinct other than that in which qualified to vote;\n(iv) Voting, or offering to vote, more than once in an election.\n(b) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, false voting is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).\n(c) False voting committed with the knowledge of not being a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election or in that precinct is a high misdemeanor offense punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.\n(d) Second or subsequent offenses under subsection (c) of this section are felony offenses punishable by not more than five (5) years imprisonment, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.\n(e) The county sheriff shall investigate acts of false voting at the request of a county clerk who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed false voting. After an investigation and a finding that the allegation has merit, the county sheriff shall refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution in the appropriate courts of this state.","path":["TITLE 22 - ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 26 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title22.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"0fa15390ff095f34367e5ab8d978e76feb405eb0792318dd99752b902e1eee3c","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-22-26-105","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-22-26-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}