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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0211
Ballot harvesting.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Olsen, Harshman, Ottman,
Wylie and Yin and Senator(s) Barlow, Boner,
Hutchings and Nethercott
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to elections; specifying the return of
2 ballots to the county clerk; amending a related definition;
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. 22-1-102(a)(xxxvii) and 22-9-113 are
8 amended to read:
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10 22-1-102. Definitions.
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12 (a) The definitions contained in this chapter apply
13 to words and phrases used in this Election Code and govern
14 the construction of those words and phrases unless they are
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1 specifically modified by the context in which they appear.
2 As used in this Election Code:
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4 (xxxvii) "Immediate family" means a spouse,
5 parent, sibling, child or other person blood relative
6 living in the individual's household;
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8 22-9-113. Completing and return of ballot;
9 prohibition of collecting ballots; penalty.
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11 (a) Upon receipt, a qualified elector shall mark the
12 ballot and sign the affidavit. The ballot shall then be
13 sealed in the inner ballot envelope and mailed or delivered
14 to the county clerk by the qualified elector or a
15 designated person, subject to the requirements in
16 subsections (b) and (c) of this section, using one (1) of
17 the following methods:
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19 (i) Mail;
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21 (ii) Hand delivery to the county clerk's office;
22 or
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1 (iii) Deposit into a ballot drop box provided by
2 the county clerk.
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4 (b) A qualified elector who has designated another
5 person to return the elector's marked and sealed ballot on
6 the elector's behalf shall notify the county clerk of the
7 designee using a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
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9 (c) Designated persons returning absentee ballots to
10 the county clerk on behalf of a qualified elector shall
11 deliver not more than two (2) absentee ballots for any
12 primary, general or special election. The restriction in
13 this subsection shall not apply to designated persons
14 delivering the absentee ballots of immediate family
15 members.
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17 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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19 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-1-102, 22-9-113