Resolution Demanding Elections in Wyoming be Counted by Hand
- Nov 5, 2025
- 2 min read
Whereas, Wyoming citizens have lost confidence in the voting process.
Whereas, the use of machine tabulators has been utilized throughout Wyoming and used by each county election office.
Whereas, the use of machine tabulators has proven to be imperfect, resulting in incorrect election results.
Whereas, the Laramie County Elections Office erred in the testing of the machine tabulators and subsequently was sued by the Wyoming GOP resulting in all Wyoming County Clerks having to retest their machine tabulators in accordance with the law.
Whereas, the citizens have been denied the ability to access and verify the integrity of the tabulation of ballots at the county and state level.
Whereas, some county election offices in other states have found it to be more prudent and accurate to hand count only.
Whereas, electronic voting machines should only be used for those persons incapable of casting their vote on a paper ballot and after the individual uses the electronic voting machine that ballot receipt will be printed for hand count.
Whereas, we the citizens of Wyoming have been conducting polls since 2021 resulting in over 85% support in returning to hand counting paper ballots at each election.
Whereas, multiple State legislators, as well as Secretary of State, Chuck Gray, have agreed to support counting ballots by hand.
Whereas, the Secretary of State, Chuck Gray, has already confirmed that hand counting ballots is legal in Wyoming.
BE IT RESOLVED, The Wyoming Republican Party (Wyoming) hereby:
• Demands the restoration of confidence and integrity in elections pursuant to Article 1 Section
27 of the Wyoming Constitution,
• Demands ballots be counted only by hand at each election, and any recount of an election be
done solely by hand count,
• Demands no further funds be expended for updating, acquisition or use of machine tabulators.
Passed:
Wyoming Republican Party, 23 Aug 2025 WYGOP SCC Meeting
Reading this resolution, it is easy to understand why many Wyoming voters want a simpler and more transparent election process. People naturally trust what they can personally observe. At the same time, debates like this show how divided politics has become lately. Even while following political discussions, some people still relax at night by playing basketballlegends with friends after stressful news cycles.
Honestly not sure how I feel about this one. Hand-counting sounds more secure on paper but I think about how many ballots Wyoming handles and the potential for human error piling up. The Rocket Goal of accurate, trustworthy elections is something we can all agree on, but I'm curious if the people pushing this have actually looked at what that logistically means for a state this size. Feels like there might be better ways to address election security concerns than just switching the counting method.
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