Wyoming Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Wyoming governs itself, and how you take part where you live. Wyoming is 'The Equality State' for a landmark reason: it was the FIRST place in America to grant women the right to vote (1869), it elected the nation's first woman governor, and it entered the Union in 1890 refusing to give up women's suffrage. You'll learn Wyoming's Constitution of 1889, its plural executive (with NO lieutenant governor), its part-time Legislature of 31 senators and 62 representatives, its merit-selection judiciary, its lack of a state income tax, and its 23 counties. Time-sensitive facts are flagged, pointing to sos.wyo.gov. Cited to Wyoming's own official sources (wyoleg.gov, sos.wyo.gov, courts.state.wy.us).