Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
Photo – Governor Mark Gordon – Courtesy State of Wyoming Office of the Governor
Governor Mark Gordon, on Wednesday, directed the Wyoming Attorney General to begin the removal of the Weston County Clerk from office.
Voters in Weston County have filed official complaints about Clerk Becky Hadlock, who has been accused of misconduct following inaccuracies in two races in northeast Wyoming.
Voters in Weston County filed two complaints. One, Clerk Hadlock refused to comply with a legislative subpoena issued by the Management Audit Committee in violation of Wyoming law. Two, the clerk also filed a false post-election audit with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office following the 2024 General Election in violation of Wyoming law.
In a letter to Wyoming Attorney General Keith Kautz, Governor Gordon said, “Any responsible public servant would make an effort to obtain some documentation or affirmation that their arrangements had been properly accepted before proceeding to miss such an obviously important summons from the legislature.”
The Governor said the clerk has demonstrated “a pattern of carelessness and inattention to detail”.
In the letter, the Governor acknowledges that the clerk did not display “malicious intent to change the outcome of the election,” but that the complaint “adds to the findings of incompetence.” The Governor writes, “These careless actions demonstrate, at best, an inattentiveness to detail and, at worst, a disregard for her responsibilities as County Clerk.”
Citing state law 18-3-902, the Governor instructed the attorney general to begin the process of removing Clerk Hadlock from office.
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, who oversees elections in the state, celebrated the decision.
Clerk Hadlock is apparently not stepping down following the Governor’s order. The matter must now go to court.
