HB0102 • 2023

Election recount amendments.

AN ACT relating to elections; amending requirements for a losing candidate to obtain a recount of votes as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer, Dv
Last action: 2023-02-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to Election Recount Rules

The bill changes the requirements for losing election candidates to obtain a recount of votes.

What This Bill Does

Adds new requirements for losing election candidates to prove probable cause when asking for a vote recount.

Who It Names or Affects

Losing election candidates who want a vote recount
Election officials who handle recount requests

Terms To Know

Affidavit: A written statement that someone signs, saying it is true and under penalty of law if they lie.
Probable cause: Enough reason to believe something bad might have happened, like fraud or error in voting.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a candidate's appeal is successful.
It is unclear how many candidates will be affected by these changes.
This bill is marked as inactive and may no longer move forward.

Bill History

2023-02-07 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2023-02-07 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2023-01-20 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2023-01-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-10 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0474
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0474
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0102

Election recount amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv and Senator(s) Baldwin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; amending requirements for a losing candidate to obtain a recount of votes as specified; 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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110 by creating a new subsection (b) is amended to read:

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How candidate may obtain recount; where affidavit filed.

(b)

The affidavit filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall articulate sufficient facts to establish probable cause to believe that the required fraud or error occurred. If the office in which the candidate filed the affidavit determines the affidavit fails to establish probable cause, the request for a recount shall be denied and the candidate shall be notified of the denial. Any denial of a request for a recount may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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