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SF0033 • 2026

Political parties-county central committees.

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying that duly elected party officials are members of the county central committees of political parties; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about certification requirements or maintenance of existing rules regarding the number of precinct committeemen and women.

Political Parties-County Central Committees

The bill specifies that duly elected party officials are members of the county central committees of political parties and sets an effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a requirement for county central committees to include duly elected party officials as members.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Political parties at the county level
  • County central committees
  • Duly elected party officials

Terms To Know

Precinct committeeman and committeewoman
A person who is elected to represent their precinct in a political party's county central committee.
Secretary of state
The official responsible for certifying certain officials under the bill.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass during its session.
  • It does not specify what happens if a precinct boundary changes after an election.
  • Details about how party bylaws affect membership are not provided in this excerpt.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Senate

    S Failed Introduction 14-17-0-0-0

  2. 2026-01-05 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  3. 2025-12-31 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0185
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0185
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2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0033

Political parties-county central committees.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying that duly elected party officials are members of the county central committees of political parties; 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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101(b) is amended to read:

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Application; composition, election and qualifications of county central committees; certificate of election.

(b)

The county central committee of each political party consists of precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected in the county at the regular biennial primary election
and of any other party officials provided by the bylaws of the party who have been certified and recorded by the secretary of state under W.S. 22
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. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each political party in each precinct shall elect one (1) committeeman and one (1) committeewoman for each two hundred fifty (250) votes or major fraction thereof cast for the party's candidate for representative in congress in the last general election, but provided that no precinct shall be entitled to less than one (1) precinct committeeman and precinct committeewoman. Precinct committeemen and committeewomen shall be electors registered in the party and resident in the precinct. If a precinct boundary line is changed for any reason, the county commissioners shall determine the number of precinct committeemen and committeewomen to which the affected precinct is entitled.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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