Hot Springs County GOP sues Wyoming Republican Party for allegedly ‘interfering’ in local elections

When party rules collide with state law, things can get messy—even in Wyoming. After holding local elections by the book, leaders of the Hot Springs County GOP say they’re being overruled by their own state party. Now they’ve gone to court, alleging that secretive meetings and “provisional ballots” not grounded in any bylaw threaten the legitimacy of their results. At stake is more than who holds local office—it’s a broader clash over who gets to call the shots in a party that plays a central role in public governance.

Editor’s Note: Maggie Mullen with WyoFile has the full story that muddies the water on which elections laws we’re supposed to follow, which we’re supposed to ignore, when we’re supposed to keep it local, and when we’re supposed to bow to central command. What’s absolutely sure is that in Wyoming, and North Dakota, too, it’s exclusively Republicans that making the mess.

Maggie Mullen

WyoFile

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