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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming Bill Revises Independent Candidate Petition Requirements and Deadlines
Last action · February 9, 2026: H Failed Introduction 32-30-0-0-0Sponsor: Corporations
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What This Bill Proposed
Independent candidates running for in Wyoming are required to swear they are unaffiliated with any political party, face an increased signature requirement, and must follow a new filing deadline under House Bill 54.
Independent candidates seeking ballot access face stricter criteria, including a higher signature threshold and an earlier filing deadline, which alters the process for individuals running outside major or minor political parties.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Independent candidates
Independent candidates must meet higher signature thresholds, swear non-affiliation with political parties, and adhere to revised petition filing deadlines.
Registered electors
Registered electors signing nominating petitions must meet updated verification and percentage criteria.
Key Facts
- Independent candidates for partisan public offices must swear or affirm that they are unaffiliated voters or not registered in a major or minor political party.
- Governor candidates must list physical residential addresses for the past five (5) years.
- Signature requirements for statewide, countywide, and district partisan offices are revised from two percent (2%) to five percent (5%) of previous vote counts or registered voters.
- Independent candidate petitions must be filed not less than seventy (70) days before the primary election date.
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- Candidates have not more than fourteen (14) additional days after obtaining approval of the candidate's petition to file it with the appropriate filing office.
Frequently Asked Questions
What oath must independent candidates take under this bill?
How many signatures are required for a statewide independent candidate petition?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 9, 2026HouseH Failed Introduction 32-30-0-0-0
- Jan 22, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Jan 20, 2026Bill Number Assigned
Version history
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Stricter Ballot Access for Independent Candidates
The bill increases the petition signature requirement from two percent to five percent across multiple office categories.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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