Require hand counting of ballots for certain election recounts and adjust primary election dates to accommodate the process.
AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; revising dates of the primary election and the county and state canvass to allow time for hand counting as specified; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Allemand, Banks, Bear, Brady, Erickson, Knapp, Locke, McCann, Schmid, Strock, Webb, Williams, Senator(s) Boner, Hutchings, Kolb, Pearson, Smith, D
Establishes procedures for hand-counting recounts in Wyoming elections, adjusts recount thresholds, modifies election dates, and creates a dedicated recount fund.
2/28/2025(Senate)
S Did not Consider for Introduction
1/31/2025(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/30/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0
1/29/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
1/28/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
Effective: July 1, 2025
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1/27/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
1/27/2025(House)
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
1/23/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
1/17/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
1/16/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Clouston, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Geringer, Filer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Neiman
Nay: Chestek, Connolly, Jarvis, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Yin
Excused: Larson, Riggins