HB0163 • 2017

Elections-recount deposits.

AN ACT relating to elections; modifying deposit fees and liability for costs related to candidate initiated recounts; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Northrup
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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HB0163H2001

2nd reading • Eyre

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Eyre

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0044
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0044
2017-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0044
2017-02-23 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0044
2017-02-21 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-2-2-0-0
2017-02-16 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-09 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2017-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2017-02-01 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-31 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 37-23-0-0-0
2017-01-30 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-27 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-26 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-26 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2017-01-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2017-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0163
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0499

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0044

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Northrup

Catch Title:
Elections-recount deposits.

Subject:
Deposits for election recounts.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under existing law, an applicant seeking a recount of votes cast in an election must pay a deposit of $100. If the recount does not show sufficient error to change the result of the election, the applicant is liable for the actual cost of conducting the recount up to a maximum of $500 per county recounted.

This act amends those dollar amounts. The act provides that an applicant seeking a recount must pay
a deposit of:
$500 if the difference in number of votes cast between the winning candidate and losing candidate is 1% or greater but less than 5%; or
$3,000 if the difference in number of votes cast between the winning candidate and losing candidate is 5% or greater.

The act also provides that if the recount does not show sufficient error to change the result of the election, an applicant is liable up to a maximum of the amount deposited per county recounted.

This act does not apply to recounts initiated by a county canvassing board or required by law.
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
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
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HB0163

ENROLLED ACT NO. 44,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to elections; modifying deposit fees and liability for costs related to candidate initiated recounts; 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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113 is amended to read:

22
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113
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Recount deposit; expense of recount.

(a)

An affidavit requesting a recount must be accompanied by
a
the
following
deposit
:
of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(
i
)

If the difference in number of votes cast as calculated pursuant to W.S. 22
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16
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109(b) is one percent (1%) or greater but less than five percent (5%), five hundred dollars ($500.00);

(ii)

If the difference in number of votes cast as calculated pursuant to W.S. 22
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109(b) is five percent (5%) or greater, three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).

(b)

If the recount shows sufficient error to change the result of the election, the county in which the recount is taken shall pay expenses of the recount and the deposit shall be returned. Otherwise the applicant or applicants
seeking
the recount shall be liable for the actual cost of conducting the recount up to a maximum of
five hundred dollars ($500.00)
the amount deposited under subsection (a) of this section,
per county recounted. Every county clerk shall issue a complete accounting of all costs of the recount to the candidate requesting the recount, and shall refund any surplus to the candidate.

(c)

If the recount is initiated by the county canvassing board or required by W.S. 22
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16
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109(
b), the cost of the recount shall be paid by the county in which the recount is taken regardless of the result of the recount.

Section

2
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This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
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(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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