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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0102
Election recount amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv and Senator(s) Baldwin
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to elections; amending requirements for a
2 losing candidate to obtain a recount of votes as specified;
3 and providing for an effective date.
4
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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7 Section 1. W.S. 22-16-110 by creating a new
8 subsection (b) is amended to read:
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10 22-16-110. How candidate may obtain recount; where
11 affidavit filed.
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13 (b) The affidavit filed pursuant to subsection (a) of
14 this section shall articulate sufficient facts to establish
15 probable cause to believe that the required fraud or error
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1 occurred. If the office in which the candidate filed the
2 affidavit determines the affidavit fails to establish
3 probable cause, the request for a recount shall be denied
4 and the candidate shall be notified of the denial. Any
5 denial of a request for a recount may be appealed to a
6 court of competent jurisdiction.
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8 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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10 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-16-110