CHEYENNE - The Campaign Finance Disclosure Project has again ranked Wyoming last in the nation for its campaign finance laws and practices.

Wyoming is one of just two states that don't post candidates' campaign finance reports online, the group said in a report Wednesday. Also, Wyoming should require candidates to provide more details in their reports, the group said.

Wyoming received low marks for not disclosing last-minute campaign contributions until after Election Day, and for a lack in ways to enforce campaign finance laws.

This is the fourth year Wyoming has finished last in the report. The state also ranked 50th in 2003, 2004 and 2005; no report was done in 2006.

"Wyoming's law overall is keeping the public in the dark about disclosure data, particularly before an election," said Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Association, which organized the study.

However, Alexander said Wyoming's secretary of state's office seemed willing to increase disclosure, provided it got help - particularly funding - from the Legislature.

Wyoming's elections director, Peggy Nighswonger, said Wednesday she was working with lawmakers on a bill that would require electronic filing of campaign finance data. The bill would go before the Legislature this winter.

"That will really bring our grade up," she said. "That's what they really knock us down on, is that we don't have a searchable database where people can see campaign finance information online."

Nighswonger said she's been advocating for years to put more campaign finance data online.

"The Legislature has not wanted to go this way," she said.

Wyoming got an "F" grade and ranked at or near the bottom in all four areas assessed:

* The state's campaign disclosure law ranked 47th. The report pointed out that Wyoming candidates don't have to report their occupations or employers, and they don't have to disclose their donors' cumulative contributions.

* Wyoming has no way for candidates to file information electronically. Still, the state ranked 41st for electronic filing because the bill being drafted for next year's legislative session would implement electronic filing in Wyoming in 2010.

* Along with Montana, Wyoming is one of just two states that does not post campaign finance information online. In Wyoming, people seeking such data have to go to the secretary of state's office or request copies for 15 cents a page. Wyoming ranked last for accessibility to campaign finance data.

* Wyoming ranked 45th for how easily people are able to find campaign information online. Even though Wyoming doesn't report campaign finance figures online, the report said the secretary of state's Web site is easy to navigate and generally offers good information.

"The public is also able to view complete, detailed lists of candidates that include the name, office sought, party affiliation as well as candidates' contact and Web site information," the report said.

The Campaign Disclosure Project is a collaboration of the UCLA School of Law, the Center for Governmental Studies and the California Voter Foundation. Financial support comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts.