Voting

Registered voters must choose a party before all candidates have filed for the Aug. 18 primary.

Becky Hadlock still faces charges in two other cases for her conduct before and during the 2024 general election.

Hadlock’s resignation comes after she was charged with two felonies for her conduct related to the 2024 general election.

The two new charges stem from Hadlock’s conduct surrounding the 2024 general election.

Lisa Kinney is an attorney from Laramie who served in the state Senate for 10 years.

Hand counting ballots is less secure, less accurate and more time consuming than counting ballots using voting machines, according to studies and local county clerks. But the governor signed a new law requiring county clerks to audit 5% of ballots by hand after the primary and general elections this year.

Wyoming lawmakers are working to agree on the state's budget for the next two years. And they’re still plowing through a lot of other bills – and the continuing reverberations of “Checkgate.” WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down week three of the budget session.

What's known as the SAVE America Act would require an in-person verification of a U.S. passport or birth certificate when registering to vote in federal elections. Voters would also have to show a valid photo ID when it comes time to cast their ballot.

A suite of changes to the way Wyoming runs its elections died, while other bills addressing the fallout from an election incident in Weston County progressed.

The House and Senate each passed dozens of bills via non-debated consent lists. But some of the more controversial measures died after individual debate.