April 17, 2020 - Wyoming Caucuses (All Mail)

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18 Delegates (14 Pledged)
Summary
:  The Wyoming caucuses were originally scheduled for April 4.  The coronavirus pandemic prompted the state party to change to all-mail process with ballots to be returned by April 17.  The Wyoming caucuses were not big news; Biden was the likely, then presumptive, nominee, and Americans were preoccupied by the pandemic.

WYOMING CAUCUSES (14 pledged delegates)

Official Results - Ranked Choice Voting | Ballot [JPG]
Round 8 
BIDEN
SANDERS
TOTAL
10,912
(72.2%)
4,206
(27.8%)
15,118

Round 1
BIDEN
SANDERS
WARREN
BUTTIGIEG
BLOOMBERG
KLOBUCHAR
UNDECL.
GABBARD
STEYER
TOTAL
10,105
(65.7%)
3,680
(23.9%)
689
(4.5%)
294
(1.9%)
154
(1.0%)
140
(0.9%)
148
(1.0%)
134
(0.9%)
47
(0.3%)
15,428
and 37 ballots spoiled.

OVERVIEW
The 40,400 registered Wyoming Democrats as of March 20, 2020 were eligible to participate.  The Wyoming Democratic Party automatically mailed out return-postage-paid ballots to eligible Democrats in several rounds,  The first round went to those who were registered as of March 10 and more were sent to those who registered March 11-20.  The party started receiving ballots on March 11.  On March 22 the party announced the change to all-mail voting due to coronavirus, with ballots to be received no later than April 17.

The 40,400 eligible Democrats returned 15,428 ballots.  Half of that number were returned in the first week (by March 17) and 90% by April 2.  Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8.

The caucus, which used ranked choice voting, served to allocate 323 delegates to the state convention; that result was 235 Biden delegates and 88 Sanders delegates.

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Wyoming Democratic Party
April 19, 2020

WY Democratic Caucus Results Announced


Cheyenne--The Wyoming Democratic Party (WDP) has announced its 2020 Caucus results, with former Vice President Joe Biden winning 72.2% of the state’s popular vote. Senator Bernie Sanders was the only other candidate to reach viability, with 27.8%. Vice President Biden has
 been awarded with 10 national delegates, and Senator Sanders with 4.

The WyoDems 2020 caucus set a participation record, with 15,428 ballots cast for a total turnout rate of 38%. On this historic achievement, party chair Joe M. Barbuto said,

"It's only April and this has already been a historic year for Wyoming Democrats. We offer our congratulations to Vice President Biden and Senator Sanders on securing delegates. This record-setting rate of participation speaks to the enthusiasm among Democratic voters about this election and the benefits of ranked choice voting and voting by mail. We look forward to carrying this momentum through to November and electing Democrats up and down the ballot."

The caucus utilized ranked choice voting which allowed WyoDems to rank candidates in order of preference, which when combined with a robust vote-by-mail program, enabled all registered WyoDems to fully participate in the caucus even with adjustments in light of

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https://www.wyodems.org/2020caucus

CAUCUS INFORMATION

The Wyoming Democratic Party will now be conducting its presidential preference caucus entirely by mail.

The COVID-19 virus has created uncertain times, and adapting to those times means adapting our caucus. As more states move to shelter-in-place status, we recognize the possibility that Wyoming could follow suit, and are proactively preparing for that possibility by shifting to a 100% mail in caucus.

To vote in the caucus, you must have been a registered Wyoming Democrat as of March 20, 2020. This is the original voter registration deadline that has been extensively advertised for several months.

All WyoDems who were registered by March 10 have already had a ballot sent to them. Voters who registered March 11-20 will be automatically sent a ballot in the mail.

If your original ballot was lost, destroyed, or is otherwise unusable, you may request a new ballot by clicking here and completing the ballot request form. Please use your full legal name as listed on your voter registration as of March 20, 2020. Requests must be received by March 31, 2020 in order to be honored. We are not able to accept ballot requests after March 31.

Ballots must be mailed back to WDP (postage paid envelope is included) and received by April 17, 2020. Ballots received after this date will not be tabulated.

Caucus results will be released as soon as possible; check back for updates on the finalized reporting date.

Counties will hold delegate elections and conventions electronically, no later than May 24, 2020. This page will be updated to reflect dates, times, and registration instructions for county conventions.

IMPORTANT DATES
-March 20: Deadline to register to vote to participate in the caucus

-March 31: Deadline to request a replacement ballot via the online form located here

-April 17: Ballots must be received, via mail, by WDP

HOW CAN I VOTE?

1. Every registered Democrat in Wyoming who was registered to vote as of March 20, 2020 will receive an official ballot in the mail. Voters will fill out this ballot and return it in the provided, postage-paid envelope to be tabulated.

2. Voters whose ballots were lost, destroyed, or are otherwise unavailable to cast their vote may request a new ballot by completing the form located here. Voters who have already returned a ballot by mail will not receive another ballot. Voters who registered after the March 20 registration deadline are not eligible to participate in the caucus.

All ballots must be received by WDP no later than April 17, 2020.

WHAT IS RANKED-CHOICE VOTING?

Instead of choosing one candidate, voters rank each Democratic presidential candidate in order of preference.

Ranked-choice voting ensures that every vote is counted, allowing voters the ability to fully participate in each round of voting.

Here's how it works:

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Wyoming Democratic Party
March 22 at 9:20 AM ·
IMPORTANT CAUCUS UPDATE

The Wyoming Democratic Party will now be conducting its presidential preference caucus entirely by mail as a proactive response to the changing COVID-19 situation.

All WyoDems who were registered by March 10 have already had a ballot sent to them. Voters who registered March 11-20 will be automatically sent a ballot in the mail.

If your original ballot was lost, destroyed, or is otherwise unusable, you may request a new ballot by visiting the WDP website.  We are not able to accept ballot requests after March 31.

Ballots must be mailed back to WDP (postage paid envelope is included) and received by April 17, 2020. Ballots received after this date will not be tabulated.

Counties will hold delegate elections and conventions electronically, no later than May 24, 2020.

For more information and the latest updates, please visit
https://www.wyodems.org/2020caucus

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