An area used for marking a candidate selection on a ballot. When is a square not a square? When it's in Wyoming, where square "shall include a box, circle, oval, arrow or other distinctive area used to designate the area for casting a vote." Wyo. Stat. §22-1-102(a)(xxxi).
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An area used for marking a candidate selection on a ballot. When is a square not a square? When it's in Wyoming, where square "shall include a box, circle, oval, arrow or other distinctive area used to designate the area for casting a vote." Wyo. Stat. §22-1-102(a)(xxxi).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Square. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/square
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