HB0040

Bill Summary Bill No.: HB0040 Effective : Immediately LSO No.: 18LSO-0183 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0061 Chapter No.: 118 Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee Catch Title: Election Code revisions. Subject: Election law. Summary/Major Elements: Defines “candidate” for the purposes of the Wyoming Election Code. Clarifies requirements for nomination petition signatures. Provides procedures for write-in candidates to decline election to public office. Clarifies qualifications required to hold a vacant public o ffice, including that a person must meet all applicable constitutional qualifications on the date of the person’s appointment to the public office. Modifies the distance from a poll ing place in which campaigning and campaign advertisements are permitted. Repeals provisions rela ted to write-in candidates and a prohibition against payments to referendum circulators. Comments: Effective immediately. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .