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HB0133 • 2020

County central committee meeting notice.

AN ACT relating to political parties; amending notification requirements for county central committee meetings as specified; 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 Burkhart
Last action
2020-02-26
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and has no effect as per the official status label.

County Central Committee Meeting Notice

This bill changes how county central committees of political parties must notify people about their meetings.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way county central committee meetings are notified, allowing for methods other than just newspapers.
  • Requires that notice be given at least two days before a regular meeting and ten days before an odd-year meeting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County central committees of political parties
  • Electors in the county

Terms To Know

county central committee
A group within a political party that oversees local party activities.
elector
A person who is eligible to vote in an election.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and therefore has no effect.
  • It only applies to political parties operating under the laws of Wyoming.

Bill History

  1. 2020-02-26 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2020-02-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2020-02-24 House

    H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

  4. 2020-02-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 58-1-1-0-0

  5. 2020-02-07 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2020-02-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
20LSO-0505
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0505
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0133

County central committee meeting notice.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Burkhart

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to political parties; amending notification requirements for county central committee meetings as specified; 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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4
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104 and 22
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4
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105 are amended to read:

22
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4
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104.

County central committee organizational meeting; notice of meetings.

(a)

The county central committee shall meet and organize under the direction of the county chairman at the time and place determined by the county chairman within thirty (30) days after the county chairman has received the certified election results of all members elected to the committee. The county chairman shall also
publish a
provide
notice of all meetings of the county central committee
in a newspaper of general county circulation
to the county clerk and provide notice
not less than two (2) days prior to a meeting
.

by:

(i)

Publication in a newspaper of general county circulation; or

(ii)

Other means reasonably calculated to give actual notice to the electors in the county.

22
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4
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105.

County central committee odd year meeting; notice; election of chairman, state committeeman and committeewoman.

(a)

The county central committee shall meet at the county seat each odd
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numbered year at a time and place determined by the county chairman. The county chairman shall
publish
provide notice of all meetings of the county central committee to the county clerk and provide
notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the county not less than ten (10) days before this meeting
.

by:

(i)

Publication in a newspaper of general county circulation; or

(ii)

Other means reasonably calculated to give actual notice to the electors in the county.

(b)

At the meeting, the county central committee shall elect the chairman of the county central committee, one (1) state committeeman and one (1) state committeewoman and other offices as provided by the party bylaws. A state political party may provide in its rules for the election of additional state committeemen and additional state committeewomen. Neither the chairman, state committeeman or
state committeewoman need be members of the county central committee.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
.

(END)

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