SUBLETTE COUNTY — If you did not vote in the 2022 General Election and did not respond to notices from the Sublette County Clerk’s Office, then you might want to double-check your voter registration status ahead of the upcoming 2024 Primary and General Elections.
Sublette County Deputy Clerk Tanya McNeal told the Pinedale Roundup on April 23 that 1,903 voters were purged from the system after the 2022 General Election. Currently, there are 3,726 registered Republicans and 157 registered Democrats in Sublette County. 

Changes to how and when you can vote

Qualified voters who want to register to vote in the 2024 elections can do so anytime between now and Election Day. In previous years, voters were permitted to change party affiliation at any time, including on the day of the election. Effective in 2024, voters are prohibited from changing their party affiliation during the 96 days leading up to Primary Election Day and in conjunction with the candidate filing period. In other words, a voter who wishes to change their affiliation must do so no later than May 15 in order to vote for their preferred party on Aug. 20, Primary Election Day. 

Folks who are unaffiliated with a major party will not have a ballot in Sublette County’s Primary Election because there are no non-partisan races. 

People are encouraged to register to vote in the 2024 elections in advance by visiting the Sublette County Clerk’s Office, 21 South Tyler Avenue in Pinedale, in order to avoid long lines at the polls on Election Day. 

The Sublette County Clerk’s Office reminds voters to bring their current government-issued ID with them when casting their votes. 

Voters who take advantage of “mail-in,” “early voting” or absentee voting now have a shorter window of just 28 days to cast an absentee ballot before each election — a timeframe reduced from the previous 45-day period. The only exception is for uniformed and overseas citizens (UOCAVA) who are still authorized under federal law to vote 45 days prior to each election. Absentee ballots for the Primary and/or General Elections can be requested now with no excuse. Primary ballots will be mailed out July 23 and July 5 for UOCAVA voters and General Election ballots will be mailed Oct. 8 or Sept. 20 for UOCAVA.

Voters who return their ballot by mail should contact the Sublette County Clerk’s Office by calling 307-367-372 to verify it’s been received.