Albany County sets July 2 start for overseas absentee voting
Military and overseas voters could start requesting primary absentee ballots in Albany County on July 2, with a 7 p.m. August 18 deadline.
Albany County opened overseas absentee voting for the Aug. 18 primary on Thursday, giving military and overseas voters a 45-day window before Election Day. The July 2 start was moved because of the holiday weekend, and ballots that reach the clerk’s office after 7 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted.
Anyone covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act can request a ballot through the county clerk. Regular voters may obtain absentee ballots 28 days before an election, while military and overseas voters may receive them as early as 45 days before. Mailed ballots go out 45 days before an election to voters who have requested them, and requests received after that point are sent as soon as possible.
Wyoming’s primary registration cutoff is Aug. 3. After that, voters must register and vote absentee at the same time in the clerk’s office, or register and vote at the polls on Election Day. Wyoming’s primary registration and ballot-request materials are due by Aug. 17, according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program.
The primary ballot will include county-level races and state and federal contests. County-level races include county commissioner, coroner, attorney, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, assessor, clerk of the district court and Laramie City Council, along with precinct committeeman and precinct committeewoman seats. State and federal contests include U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction and legislative districts that touch Albany County.
Albany County has already put its 2026 election materials online, including the primary proclamation, filing instructions, a list of offices and a roster of candidates who have filed. The county is also using vote centers, with sites listed in Laramie and Rock River, so voters can cast a ballot at any vote center regardless of precinct. The county’s election page also posts polling-location wait times.
Albany County’s 2024 general election included 9,228 absentee and early absentee ballots.
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