Cook County Republican leader urges Weston County to order hand recount of 2024 ballots

Mark Kapp, chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, told the Weston County Commission during public comment that problems identified in a Wyoming Legislative Services Office subcommittee report require immediate county action on election integrity.

“I'm demanding that the Weston County Commission immediately authorize and oversee a full hand recount of all ballots from the 2024 primary and general elections,” Kapp said. He alleged what he described as “gross negligence and misconduct” by the county clerk and said the report documents multiple problems, including the distribution of invalid ballots and an incorrect post-election audit.

Kapp cited the subcommittee report dated 10/06/2025 and said the report shows “unmistakable evidence” of errors that produced 1,279 undercounted votes in the 2024 general election. He said the secretary of state compelled a correction to the post-election audit and that records produced by the Wyoming Clerks Association contradicted the clerk’s responses to a public‑records request.

Kapp also told commissioners he believes the county could and should use its authority under state law to pursue removal of the clerk and to file a verified complaint. He referenced Wyoming statutory citations during his remarks and said “the governor's counsel has publicly confirmed that such a complaint may still be filed.”

Commissioners did not make a formal response on the record during the public comment period other than thanking Kapp for his statement. No motion to order a recount or to file a complaint was recorded in the transcript of the meeting.

The commission proceeded to other agenda items after public comment, and the transcript records no formal vote or directive by the commission on Kapp’s request during this meeting.

Details and next steps will depend on any formal motion filed at a future meeting or other action by the commission or state authorities.