Hillsdale, Wyoming Public Records

Registration is available online through the Wyoming Secretary of State's voter registration portal at https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/RegisterToVote.aspx. The online system serves eligible citizens with a valid Wyoming driver's license or state ID. Registration deadlines fall 14 days before any election for mail or online registration, though residents can register in person on Election Day at their polling place with proper identification. Wyoming requires one form of valid photo identification at the polls, such as a Wyoming driver's license, tribal ID, U.S. Passport, or military ID. The state does not require party registration, allowing voters to request either party's ballot in primary elections. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, Hillsdale has no city council or mayoral elections. Instead, residents vote in Laramie County elections for county commissioners, sheriff, county clerk, county assessor, county treasurer, county attorney, and other county offices. County Commissioner positions are elected from districts, with local voters casting ballots for the commissioner representing their specific district. Residents can determine their assigned polling place using the Wyoming Voter Information website at https://sos.wyo.gov/elections/pollplace.aspx or by contacting the Elections Division directly. Assignments are based on voter registration address and precinct boundaries. During the November 2024 presidential election, Laramie County reported approximately 47,000 votes cast, representing roughly 63% turnout of registered voters. The county typically records the highest total voter count in Wyoming due to its status as the state's most populous county. Wyoming as a whole strongly favored Republican candidates in 2024, consistent with historical voting patterns.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Hillsdale voters are published by the Wyoming Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wyo.gov/elections/). Wyoming's single U.S. State legislature races will include Wyoming House of Representatives seats (all 60 seats elected every two years) and half of the Wyoming Senate seats (15 of 30 seats, serving staggered four-year terms). Local voters will cast ballots for their respective state House and Senate district representatives. Wyoming holds primary elections in August and general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Wyoming election records available to the public include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes under Wyoming Statute § 22-3-111), campaign finance reports filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State (searchable at https://www.wycampaignfinance.gov/), candidate filings, election results by precinct, and ballot measure language and results. Voter registration lists contain names, addresses, party affiliation (if declared for primaries), and voting history (which elections the person voted in, but not how they voted). Individual voter choices remain confidential through secret ballots. Precinct-level results are published by the Laramie County Clerk and Secretary of State after each election, providing detailed vote totals by geographic area. Wyoming offers absentee voting for any registered voter who prefers not to vote in person. Absentee ballot applications can be requested online through the Laramie County Clerk's website, by mail, or in person. Applications must be received by the Laramie County Clerk by the close of business the day before the election. Absentee ballots can be returned by mail (must be postmarked by Election Day and received within three days) or delivered in person to the Laramie County Clerk's office or designated drop boxes. Wyoming does not have universal mail-in voting; absentee voting requires an application. Early in-person voting may be available at the Laramie County Clerk's office during the two weeks before Election Day; voters should contact the Elections Division for specific early voting dates and hours.