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HB0154 • 2006

Absentee voting.

AN ACT relating to absentee voting; providing for absentee voting at a public building; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Samuelson
Last action
2006-03-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
4/1/2006

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0154H3001

3rd reading • ILLOWAY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by ILLOWAY

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HB0154HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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HB0154S2001

2nd reading • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by MEIER

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HB0154SS001

Standing Committee • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by MEIER

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Bill History

  1. 2006-03-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 108

  2. 2006-03-24 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0045

  3. 2006-03-10 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0045

  4. 2006-03-10 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0045

  5. 2006-03-09 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0045

  6. 2006-03-09 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2006-03-09 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2006-03-09 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2006-03-08 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2006-03-08 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2006-03-07 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  12. 2006-03-07 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2006-03-07 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  14. 2006-03-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  15. 2006-03-02 Senate

    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  16. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  17. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  18. 2006-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  19. 2006-02-23 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2006-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  21. 2006-02-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  22. 2006-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  23. 2006-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  24. 2006-02-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  25. 2006-02-20 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  26. 2006-02-15 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  27. 2006-02-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  28. 2006-02-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0154 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
HB0154

Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0444

Effective Date:

7/1/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0045

Chapter
No.:

108

Prime
Sponsor:

Representative Samuelson

Catch
Title:

Absentee voting.

Subject:

Prescribes
procedures for absentee polling places.

Summary/Major
Elements:

The bill provides for absentee polling places in public buildings.

The bill allows a county to set up a polling
place which is equipped to accommodate voters from all districts and precincts
during the time period allowed for absentee voting.

The bill provides for the tabulating of absentee ballots by electronic
voting machines.

The bill provides that all other provisions of the Wyoming election code
apply.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0154

ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to absentee voting; providing for absentee voting at a public building; providing conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 22
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9
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125, 22
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26
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113 and 22
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26
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114 are amended to read:

22
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9
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125.

Alternate procedures for collecting and counting absentee ballots.

(a)

The board of county commissioners may
elect to adopt one (1) or both of the following alternate procedures for casting, collecting and counting absentee ballots:

(i)

Direct that absentee ballots shall be delivered to and counted by at least three (3) judges appointed for that purpose under W.S. 22
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8
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107 instead of the procedures specified in this chapter for the delivery of absentee ballots to the separate precincts or designated counting centers. However, if this alternate procedure is used, the judges shall record the results by precinct and shall immediately certify the results to the secretary of state and the county clerk
;
.

(ii)

Direct that an absentee polling place may be established in the courthouse or other public building which is equipped to accommodate voters from all districts and precincts within the county and shall be open the same hours as the courthouse on normal business days during the time period allowed for absentee voting.

(b)

In the case of electronic voting systems using
this
either
alternate procedure
provided in subsection (a) of this section
, the ballots
shall be counted
may be tabulated automatically and the ballot counts shall be entered
at the designated counting center
at the time the polls close on election day
.

(c)

If either alternate voting procedure provided in subsection (a) of this section is sought to be used, the secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to guard against abuses of the elective franchise to include such matters as contained in W.S. 22
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26
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113 through 22
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26
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115.

22
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26
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113.

Electioneering too close to a polling place.

Electioneering too close to a polling place on election day
, or absentee polling place under W.S. 22
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9
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125,
consists of any form of campaigning, including the display of campaign signs or distribution of campaign literature, the soliciting of signatures to any petition or the canvassing or polling of voters, except exit polling by news media, within one hundred (100) yards of the building in which the polling place is located.

22
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26
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114.

Disturbing polling place.

Disturbing a polling place consists of creating any disorder or disruption at a polling place on election day
, or absentee polling place under W.S. 22
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9
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125,
or interfering with the orderly conduct of an election.

Section 2.

This act is effective April 1, 2006.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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