HB0158

Appropriates funds for the planning, design, purchase, and installation of an electronic voting system in the Wyoming House and Senate chambers.

• Appropriates $250,000 from the general fund to the legislative service office for planning, design, purchase, and installation of electronic voting systems in both chambers of the Wyoming state capitol building. (Sec. 1(a))
• Requires the electronic voting system to include devices at each legislator's desk or on the chamber floor enabling electronic vote casting and tabulation. (Sec. 1(a)(i))
• Requires the electronic voting system to display votes cast in the chambers where the vote occurred and on the legislature's website and streaming platform. (Sec. 1(a)(ii))
• Requires the electronic voting system to include security measures that reasonably assure votes recorded as cast by a legislator were entered by that legislator and not another person. (Sec. 1(a)(iii))
• Allows the electronic voting system to include additional functions if they can be provided without exceeding the $250,000 appropriation. (Sec. 1(a)(iv))
• Requires the electronic voting system to be developed under the direction of the legislative service office and integrated with existing Wyoming legislature software systems. (Sec. 1(a)(v))
• Restricts use of appropriated funds solely to planning, design, purchase, and installation of the electronic voting system, with any unexpended funds reverting on June 30, 2026. (Sec. 1(b))

Effective: Upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution

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