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HB0074 • 2014

Elections-ballot access.

AN ACT relating to elections; decreasing requirements for minor political party status; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Kroeker
Last action
2014-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-03 House

    H Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2014-02-21 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2014-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09

  4. 2014-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2014-02-04 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0244

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0074

Elections-ballot access.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Kroeker and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; decreasing requirements for minor political party status; 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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1
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102(
a)(xviii) is amended to read:

22
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1
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102.

Definitions.

(a)

The definitions contained in this chapter apply to words and phrases used in this Election Code and govern the construction of those words and phrases unless they are specifically modified by the context in which
they
appear. As used in this Election Code:

(xviii)

"Minor political party" means a political organization whose candidate for any one (1) of the offices of the United States house of representatives, governor or secretary of state, received not less than two percent (2%) nor more than ten percent (10%) of the total votes cast for that office in
either of

the
most recent

two (2) immediately succeeding
general
election

elections after the election in which the party has attained ballot access
;

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(END)

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