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HB0158 • 2017

Elections-voter's residence address.

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying the address information required by persons to register to vote or apply for absentee ballots; requiring certain documents to contain such information; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Henderson
Last action
2017-02-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-03 House

    H:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with House Rule 5-4: 3-5-1-0-0

  2. 2017-02-03 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2017-01-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  4. 2017-01-17 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2017-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0502
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0158

Elections-voter's residence address.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Henderson and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Scott

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying the address information required by persons to register to vote or apply for absentee ballots; requiring certain documents to contain such information; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 22
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103(a)(ii), 22
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108(a)(ii), 22
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114, 22
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104(a)(i) and (v), 22
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108(a)(i)
and (v)
and 22
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111(b)(ii) are amended to read:

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103
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Furnishing of oath forms; contents thereof.

(a)

The county clerk shall furnish voter registration oath forms to registry agents which forms shall require the following voter information from the applicant:

(ii)

His current residence address

by apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code
or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming;

22
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3
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108
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Official registry list information.

(a)

The official registry list shall contain at least the following information as to each registered elector:

(ii)

Residence by
apartment or suite number,

street number and name, if any;

22
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3
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114
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Notification by registered elector of name or address change.

A registered elector who changes his name or changes his residence from one address to another within the same county shall notify the county clerk of the change, including in the notification the name, address, precinct and social security number (optional) under which registered and the nature of the change.
If the change is to residence, the registered elector shall include in the notification the apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code of the new residence.

22
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9
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104
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How to apply; information required.

(a)

A qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot either in person, in writing, or by telephone, by furnishing the following information:

(i)

Name in full, social security number (optional), date of birth, and current Wyoming residence address by
apartment or suite number, if any,

street

number and name
, city, county, and zip code or last Wyoming
residence address and month and year of leaving Wyoming to live temporarily in another state or nation, if applicable;

(v)

If not obtained in person by the elector, the address to which the absentee ballot is to be mailed
by apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code
or the name of the individual the elector designates in writing to deliver the ballot to the elector.

22
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9
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108
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Absentee ballot record; information to be entered.

(a)

For each election, the clerk shall keep an "Absentee Ballot Record" in which he shall enter the following information:

(i)

The name, voter registration number and residence address
by apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code
of each absentee ballot applicant, and the ballots requested by each;

(v)

The name of the individual to whom the ballot was delivered or the address to which the ballot was mailed

by apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code
, the date of delivery or mailing, and the type of ballot or ballots delivered or mailed;

22
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9
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111
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Affidavit to be printed on inner envelope; attestation.

(b)

For all voters, as specified in W.S. 22
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9
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105, an oath containing the following information and meeting the following requirements shall be printed on the reverse side of the inner ballot envelope:

(ii)

The elector's current residence address
by apartment or suite number, if any, street
number and name
, city, county and zip code
or if living temporarily in another state or nation, his last residence address in Wyoming;

Section

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This
act is effective July 1,
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(END)

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