Editor:

Coverage of Unita County GOP convention and caucus stopped a bit short. The Wyoming Supreme Court, State of Wyoming, Ruled on the lawsuit filed by the Conrad group (plaintiffs) and the Williams group (defendants) court ruling in favor of the Conrad group in 5-0 decision.

An excerpt from the ruling, addressing the District Court of Unita County eventual ruling of Judge J. B. Bluemel:

(24) “Section 22-4-105 is entirely clear when the general rules of statutory interpretation and grammar are applied. All county central committee officers and state committeepersons are elected by the central committee, alone. The district court erroneously concluded the  Uinta County Republican Party acted within its statutory authority by enacting Bylaw 9(2) and using it to allow the Williams group vote in the 2021 election.”

There’s some misconception why the county GOP and state GOP have to follow the Wyoming Election Code. The Wyoming GOP and county GOP picks candidates for elections and raises funds for chosen candidates, chooses people for vacant positions for senate, congress and state appointments (such as secretary of state and other offices).

Perhaps the most important function of the county GOP is it serves as a conduit for representation to local, state and federal representatives. Wyoming legislators considered these activities important to the state and voting citizens of Wyoming to be included in the Wyoming Election Code.

There is a easy fix for Wyoming GOP and county GOP — return to the 2018 bylaws.

Ray Hayden

Bear River