HJ0004 • 2021

Recall of state elected officials-constitutional amendment.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to authorize the recall of elected public officers as prescribed by the legislature.

Elections

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Bear
Last action: 2021-03-08
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

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Recall Elected Officials

This resolution proposes changing the Wyoming Constitution to allow voters to remove state elected officials from office, except judges.

What This Bill Does

Proposes a change to the Wyoming Constitution to add a new section allowing for the recall of certain public officers.
Specifies that only non-judicial elected officials can be recalled by voters.
Gives the legislature the power to set rules and conditions for how recalls happen.

Who It Names or Affects

Voters in Wyoming who could use this process to remove state officials from office.
State legislators who would need to create laws about how recall elections work.

Terms To Know

Recall: A process where voters can remove an elected official before their term ends.
Constitutional amendment: A change to a state or country's main set of laws that needs special approval from the people or government.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was never considered for introduction, so it has no legal effect.
It does not specify which officials can be recalled beyond saying judges are excluded.

Bill History

2021-03-08 House
H Did Not Consider for Introduction
2021-03-08 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2021-02-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-02-05 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0508
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0508
Numbered
2.0

House Joint Resolution NO. HJ0004

Recall of state elected officials-constitutional amendment.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bear, Fortner, Gray, Hunt and Jennings and Senator(s) Biteman and McKeown

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to authorize the recall of elected public officers as prescribed by the legislature.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article 6 by creating a new Section 23 is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection
to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 6, Section 23. Recall from office.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, all elected public officers in the state, except judicial officers, shall be subject to recall by the qualified voters of the jurisdiction from which the public officer was elected. The legislature shall prescribe by law the procedures and grounds for recall.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment would authorize the recall of elected public officers in the state and political subdivisions as prescribed by law. Judicial officers would not be subject to recall.

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