The crime of falsifying election documents "consists of performing any of the following acts with the intent to deceive or mislead an elector or an election official:(i) Printing, distributing or displaying false instructions for voting or for the conduct of an election;(ii) Printing, distributing or displaying any official ballot, sample ballot, facsimile diagram, ballot label or pretended ballot which includes the name of a person not entitled by law to be on the ballot, or omits the name of a person entitled by law to be on the ballot, or otherwise contains false information or headings; (iii) Defacing, altering, forging, making false entries in or changing in any way a petition, certificate of nomination, registration record or election return required by law; (iv) Preparing or submitting a false certificate of nomination, registration record or election return." Wyo. Stat. §22-26-107.
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The crime of falsifying election documents "consists of performing any of the following acts with the intent to deceive or mislead an elector or an election official:(i) Printing, distributing or displaying false instructions for voting or for the conduct of an election;(ii) Printing, distributing or displaying any official ballot, sample ballot, facsimile diagram, ballot label or pretended ballot which includes the name of a person not entitled by law to be on the ballot, or omits the name of a person entitled by law to be on the ballot, or otherwise contains false information or headings; (iii) Defacing, altering, forging, making false entries in or changing in any way a petition, certificate of nomination, registration record or election return required by law; (iv) Preparing or submitting a false certificate of nomination, registration record or election return." Wyo. Stat. §22-26-107.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Falsifying Election Documents. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/falsifying-election-documents
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