In some states, an employer may not interfere with an employee's right to run for public office. The offense consists of "an employer making, adopting, enforcing or attempting to enforce any order, rule, regulation or policy forbidding or preventing any employee from becoming a candidate for public office or for a position on any public board or commission or making, adopting, enforcing or attempting to enforce any order, rule, or regulation controlling or attempting to control such employee's vote on any question at any public election, or in any public position or board or in any office to which such employee may be appointed or elected." Wyo. Stat. §2-26-116.
Understand more election terms clearly
Get one important election term explained each week, with authoritative sources, practical context and related definitions.
In some states, an employer may not interfere with an employee's right to run for public office. The offense consists of "an employer making, adopting, enforcing or attempting to enforce any order, rule, regulation or policy forbidding or preventing any employee from becoming a candidate for public office or for a position on any public board or commission or making, adopting, enforcing or attempting to enforce any order, rule, or regulation controlling or attempting to control such employee's vote on any question at any public election, or in any public position or board or in any office to which such employee may be appointed or elected." Wyo. Stat. §2-26-116.
Cite this term
Election Security Glossary. (2026). Interfering With Political Rights. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/interfering-with-political-rights
Sources
01
Single-source
Get the weekly election term
Receive one cited, source-backed election explanation in your inbox each week.