Falsifying election documents.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the specific legal consequences for submitting false audits or how many people might be affected by the proposed law.

Making False Election Documents a Crime

The bill proposes to make submitting false post-election ballot audits illegal as part of election document falsification under Wyoming law.

What This Bill Does

• Adds submitting false post-election ballot audits as an act of falsifying election documents under Wyoming law.

Who It Names or Affects

• People involved in post-election audits
• Election officials and the Secretary of State's office

Terms To Know

Post-Election Ballot Audit

A review of election results after voting to check for accuracy.

Falsifying Election Documents

Creating or altering official election records with the intent to deceive.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Senate Committee of the Whole.
• It is unclear how many people might be affected by this law if it had passed.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0249
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0249
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0084

Falsifying election documents.

Sponsored by: Management Audit Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying that falsifying election documents includes submitting a false post-election ballot audit; 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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26
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107(a) by creating a new paragraph (v) is amended to read:

22
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26
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107.

Falsifying election documents.

(a)

Falsifying election documents consists of performing any of the following acts with the intent to deceive or mislead an elector or an election official:

(v)

Submitting a false post
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election ballot audit to the secretary of state under W.S. 22
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6
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130.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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