Cancellation of registration notice-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on what happens if an email notice fails to reach a voter, leaving this detail uncertain.

Changes to Voter Registration Cancellation Notices

This law allows county clerks to send email notices, along with mail notices, when they plan to cancel a voter's registration.

What This Bill Does

• Allows county clerks to provide notice of intent to cancel an elector's registration by email in addition to mailing it.
• Requires the notice to state that cancellation will happen within twenty days unless the voter asks to stay on the list.
• Keeps a copy of the cancellation notice for three years.

Who It Names or Affects

• Voters who might receive notices about their registration being cancelled
• County clerks responsible for managing voter registrations

Terms To Know

Elector

A person eligible to vote in an election.

Registry list

The official list of registered voters maintained by the county clerk.

Limits and Unknowns

• Only applies to future cancellations after July 1, 2025.
• Does not specify what happens if an email notice fails to reach a voter.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0751

Bill No.:

SF0165

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0751

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0075

Chapter No.:

166

Prime Sponsor:

Pearson

Catch Title:

Cancellation of registration notice-amendments.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Notice of intent to cancel registration.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing election statutes require that when a county clerk has information that an elector's registration should be cancelled, the clerk mails a notice of the intent to cancel the registration to the elector at the registered address stating the reason for the cancellation.

This act allows a county clerk to provide notice of intent to cancel an elector's registration to vote by email in addition to mail.

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

25LSO-0751

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0165

ENROLLED ACT NO. 75,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to elections; amending notice of intent to cancel a registration 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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116 is amended to read:

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116.

Notice of intent to cancel registration.

When the county clerk has information that a registration should be cancelled, he shall mail a notice of intent to cancel to the elector at his address on the registry list stating the reason for cancellation.
In addition to mailing the notice, the county clerk may also provide notice to the elector by email.
The notice shall state that cancellation shall occur within twenty (20) days unless the elector asks that his name remain on the registry list. A copy of the notice of cancellation shall be retained by the county clerk for three (3) years. A notice is not required if the clerk has received a receipt of notification that the elector has registered to vote in another jurisdiction or if the elector requested cancellation in writing.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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