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Poll position

Voting locations return to pre-pandemic norms

The county intends to return to normal practice for this year’s elections, with polling locations back where they can usually be found. Several were moved during the 2020 elections due to the need for social distancing and a state-directed limit on the number of polling stations that could be open per county.

However, with the lifting of Wyoming’s emergency declaration, rearranging polling stations is not considered a necessary step for 2022.

A total of six polling locations were moved in 2020, some to the basement of the courthouse in Sundance. This included Beulah, Aladdin and Elmore....