Voter identification requirements.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify which forms of identification are acceptable or what happens if a voter fails to provide an ID when requesting an absentee ballot in person.

Voter ID for Absentee Ballots

This law requires voters to show identification when getting an absentee ballot in person.

What This Bill Does

• Requires people to bring a valid form of ID when they ask for an absentee ballot at the office.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to get an absentee ballot in person
• Election officials who give out absentee ballots

Terms To Know

Absentee Ballot

A special voting paper that people can fill out before Election Day if they cannot go to the polls.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not say what happens if someone does not have ID when getting an absentee ballot.
• Only applies to people getting ballots in person, not by mail or online.
• The law starts on July 1, 2023.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0426
Bill No.:

HB0279

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0426

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0046

Chapter No.:

78

Prime Sponsor:

Knapp

Catch Title:

Voter identification requirements.

Subject:

Voter identification for absentee ballots.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill specifies that the acceptable identification required for voters when voting in person shall also be required for an elector when the elector is applying in person for an absentee ballot.

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

23LSO-0426

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0279

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring that acceptable voter identification be presented for a voter to obtain an absentee ballot in person; 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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118(a)(intro) and 22
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104(a) by creating a new paragraph (vi) are amended to read:

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118.

Proof of identity.

(a)

Unless a voter is challenged pursuant to W.S. 22
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101 through 22
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109,
and except as provided in W.S. 22
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104(a)(vi) for an absentee ballot obtained in person by the elector,
no identification shall be required when:

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104.

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:

(vi)

If obtained in person by the elector, the elector shall provide acceptable identification as provided in W.S. 22
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102(a)(xxxix)(B).

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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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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