2023 23LSO-0617
STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0141
Party affiliation changes.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Western, Crago, Olsen,
Stith and Washut and Senator(s) Boner and Nethercott
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating
2 to political party affiliation changes and declarations by
3 electors; 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. 22-3-115(a)(vi), 22-5-212 and
8 22-5-214 are amended to read:
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10 22-3-115. Grounds for cancellation of registration.
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12 (a) A registered elector's registration shall be
13 cancelled for any one (1) of the following reasons:
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1 (vi) Upon written request of the elector at any
2 time except for the period for which party changes are
3 prohibited as specified in W.S. 22-5-214.
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5 22-5-212. When declaration of party affiliation
6 required.
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8 An elector requesting a major party ballot must shall
9 declare his or change party affiliation, or sign an
10 application for change of affiliation in accordance with
11 W.S. 22-5-214 before he may receive receiving a party
12 ballot. An elector may vote only the nonpartisan ballot and
13 if so, is not required to declare his party affiliation.
14 Requesting a partisan primary election ballot constitutes a
15 declaration of party affiliation. A change in declaration
16 of party affiliation shall be in accordance with the
17 requirements of W.S. 22-5-214 and shall be entered on the
18 poll list by the election judge.
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20 22-5-214. Declaration or change in party affiliation.
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22 (a) For a primary election, an elector may declare or
23 change party affiliation by completing an application
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1 signed before a notarial officer or election official and
2 filing it with the county clerk before the first day on
3 which an application for nomination may be filed under W.S.
4 22-5-209.
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6 (b) For a general election, an elector may declare or
7 change his party affiliation by completing an application
8 signed before a notarial officer or election official, and
9 filing it with the county clerk after the primary election
10 and not less than fourteen (14) days before the primary
11 general election or at the polls on the day of the primary
12 or general election, or when requesting an absentee ballot
13 for the general election.
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15 Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
16 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
17 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
18 Constitution.
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20 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-3-115, 22-5-212, 22-5-214