HB0069 • 2010

Secretary of state-directives authority.

AN ACT relating to elections; granting rulemaking and directive authority to the secretary of state to comply with federal law concerning military and overseas citizens; 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 Illoway
Last action: 2010-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/8/2010

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2010-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 57
2010-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0028
2010-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0028
2010-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0028
2010-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0028
2010-03-02 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2010-03-01 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-26 Senate
S Passed CoW
2010-02-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-25 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2010-02-22 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2010-02-22 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2010-02-19 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-18 House
H Passed CoW
2010-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2010-02-16 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2010-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2010-02-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-02-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0069
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
10LSO-0294
Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0028

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Illoway

Catch Title:
Secretary
of state-directives authority.

Subject:
Secretary
of state authority.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act authorizes the
secretary of state to adopt rules necessary to comply with the requirements of
the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act of 2009.

The MOVE Act requires that
absentee ballots be available to uniformed and overseas citizen voters
forty-five days prior to an election.

The act authorizes the
secretary of state to issue directives to county election officers to
accomplish the purposes of the MOVE Act. The directives may address
availability of ballots prior to the election, how ballots are to be
transmitted electronically, how returned ballots are to be tabulated and what
information will be provided to uniformed and overseas citizen voters.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0069

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
elections; granting rulemaking and directive authority to the secretary of state to comply with federal law concerning military and overseas citizens;
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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2
‑
121 by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

22
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2
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121.

Chief election officer to prepare forms; rules; advice.

(e)

The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2009, P
.
L
.
111-84, and shall have the authority to issue directives to county election officers necessary to ensure compliance with the act. Directives authorized under this subsection may include:

(i)

That ballots be available for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters forty-five (45) days prior to the election;

(ii)

How ballots are to be transmitted electronically;

(iii)

How returned ballots shall be tabulated; and

(iv)

What information shall be provided to Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act voters.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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