Murphy v. State Canvassing Board

HILL, Justice.

The certified questions presented by this case raise the issue of whether a person who was defeated in a primary election as a candidate of one party, but who simultaneously received sufficient write-in votes in the separate primary election of the other party, has the right to appear on the general election ballot. We conclude that since the Wyoming Election Code of 1973 does not specifically prohibit such a result, the State Canvassing Board should have certified the person as a candidate.

CERTIFIED QUESTIONS

On September 19, 2000, we agreed to answer the following certified…