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Candidate Filing Periods

2026 Primary Election candidate filing period: May 14 – May 29

2026 General Election candidate filing period: August 5 – August 24

Minor and provisional party candidate filing deadline: August 17

Independent candidate filing deadline: August 24 (required number of signatures for a countywide race is 858)

 

Filing for Office Forms

County Offices - Major Party(PDF, 403KB)

County Offices - Minor or Provisional Party(PDF, 401KB)

Municipal Offices (Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs only)(PDF, 308KB)

Community College Board Trustee(PDF, 650KB)

School Board Trustee(PDF, 673KB)

Precinct Committee People(PDF, 449KB)

Conservation Offices

Special District Director(PDF, 174KB)

 

Filing Locations

Where you file for candidacy depends on the office you’re seeking. See the table below to find out where you need to file.

Public Office Sought

Filing Authority

County Offices

County Clerk’s Office

      Municipal Offices (Cheyenne or Pine Bluffs)      

      Cheyenne City Clerk or Pine Bluffs Town Clerk      

Community College Board Trustee

County Clerk’s Office

School Board Trustee

County Clerk’s Office

Precinct Committee Person

County Clerk’s Office

Conservation Board Member

County Clerk’s Office

 

 

Committee Forms and Information

Each candidate, candidate committee, and political action committee is required to file campaign finance reports within the statutory deadlines, whether the candidate is successful or not; this is to include:

  • Candidates who neither receive nor spend any money during the campaign must file.
  • A committee formed before or after an election is required to file before each election.
  • In an odd-numbered (non-election) year, a candidate committee or PAC that has not filed a statement of termination is required to file an annual itemized statement of contributions and expenditures (W.S. 22-25-106(b)(ii)).

 

The statutory filing deadlines are:

  • 7 days before the primary election: August 11, 2026
  • 7 days before the general election: October 27, 2026
  • Non-election year (odd-numbered year): December 31, 2025
  • 7 days before a special election

 

The forms in the chart below are to be filed with the Laramie County Clerk’s Election Office:

 

 

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