Wyoming Supreme Court concludes crossover-voting ban is constitutional
The unanimous ruling says the 96-day deadline is a slight burden and leaves election rules to lawmakers, preserving the state’s crossover-voting ban.
- On Thursday, the Wyoming Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 96-day party affiliation freeze, affirming the legislature's authority to regulate elections and rejecting claims the deadline imposes an unconstitutionally onerous burden on voters' rights.
- Legislators originally adopted the crossover-voting ban in 2023 to prevent participation in opposing primaries; a lawsuit filed in 2024 initially challenged the state's 'sore loser law' before expanding to include affiliation restrictions.
- Writing for the court, Justice Kari Gray noted the 96-day freeze 'applies the same rule to every elector on the same calendar,' concluding the state has a legitimate interest in guarding against 'abuses of the elective franchise.'
- Secretary of State Chuck Gray called the ruling a 'huge win for Wyoming elections,' while attorney Bill Schwartz expressed disappointment, stating the court deferred to legislative authority over 'fundamental voting rights.'
- This decision clears the path for November's general election to proceed under existing statutes. Schwartz noted his clients hope the incoming Wyoming Legislature will 'reform the unnecessarily restrictive election laws' implemented in recent years.
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Wyoming Supreme Court concludes crossover-voting ban is constitutional – WTOP News
The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the state’s crossover-voting ban Thursday, ruling that the 96-day period in which voters are prohibited from changing party affiliation ahead of Election Day does not violate their constitutional rights. “After balancing the right to vote against the legislature’s duty to ‘secure the purity of elections’ and to ‘guard against abuses...
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Wyoming Supreme Court concludes crossover-voting ban is constitutional
The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the state’s crossover-voting ban Thursday, ruling that the 96-day period in which voters are prohibited from changing party affiliation ahead of Election Day does not violate their constitutional rights.
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