Wyoming's crossover-voting ban, closed primary elections challenged in court

A group of Wyoming voters, former political candidates and a retired lawmaker are challenging several state election laws in a sweeping complaint filed in Laramie County District Court this month.

Originally filed in August, the lawsuit initially sought to overturn the state’s prohibition on failed primary candidates appearing on the general election ballot as independents, known as a “sore loser law.”

Now, the plaintiffs are also challenging the state’s closed primary election system and its limits on how and when Wyoming voters may affiliate with a political party, according to an amended complaint filed April 18.

The laws violate the Wyoming Constitution’s guarantee of “political equality,” the plaintiffs argue, and “impermissibly discriminate against candidates and voters not affiliated with a major political party.”




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