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House Bill 103 places restrictions on crossover voting and was one of three bills this legislative session and nine in previous years that have taken aim at the practice. While the practice has come under fire from some Wyoming Republicans in recent years, others said it allows voters the choice of candidates and parties they wish to support. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray has been a supporter of the bill.
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House Bill 103 cleared the Senate Revenue Committee on a 4-1 vote after being recalled from the Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee on a failed 1-3-1 vote. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray is a supporter of the bill, who claims it would preserve the integrity of the state's elections.
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House Bill 47, which would codify existing rules from the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office, has passed both chambers of the legislature but failed a House vote for concurrence, or to accept the Senate's version of the bill. In response, a joint committee has been formed with three representatives and senators each to work out the differences in it.
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HB0047 seeks to codify the Wyoming Secretary of State’s guidelines regarding election system security. It would require proof that a vendor, or the provider of a voting system(s) meet the specified requirements outlined in the bill, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office, which would issue a certificate indicating the vendor was in good standing with the state. Issues have come from the Wyoming County Clerk's Association, who have concerns about reexaminations of voting equipment after elections and the possible hardships counties could face.
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The picture of how this year’s midterms went in the Mountain West is beginning to come into focus. Republicans performed very well in the Northern Rockies and Utah, while Democrats had good nights in Colorado and New Mexico.
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Degenfelder defeats Democrat Sergio Maldonado, a Northern Arapaho educator from the Wind River Reservation. She said though she has no classroom experience she wants to partner with more Wyoming industries to help the education system.
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Four new members were elected to serve on the board with two incumbents losing their bids for re-election. This comes as school board meetings have seen increased attendance and interest over issues such as pandemic mask rules and books in school libraries that include sex education and LGBTQ themes.
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Cities could soon use ranked choice voting for non-partisan municipal elections if the State Legislature passes a bill advanced by the corporations committee.
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Continued skepticism about the integrity of elections and the belief in widespread voter fraud could lead to the closure of several polling locations in rural parts of the county in order to monitor other polling sites more closely.
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Two Laramie attorneys allege that Wyoming's new voter ID law is unconstitutional – saying it seeks to solve a rare problem in the state with a disproportionate solution.