2023 23LSO-0435
STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0219
Voter identification-ballot requests.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Knapp, Jennings,
Pendergraft and Rodriguez-Williams and Senator(s) Salazar
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to elections; requiring acceptable voter
2 identification from voters when requesting and obtaining
3 absentee ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing
4 conflicting provisions; and providing for an effective
5 date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9 Section 1. W.S. 22-3-118(a)(intro) and (d), 22-9-104
10 by creating a new subsection (e) and 22-9-108(a) by
11 creating a new paragraph (vii) are amended to read:
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13 22-3-118. Proof of identity.
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1 (a) Unless a voter is challenged pursuant to W.S.
2 22-15-101 through 22-15-109, no identification shall be
3 required when: voting by absentee ballot after having
4 applied for an absentee ballot in person, in writing or by
5 telephone and after having provided acceptable
6 identification as required by W.S. 22-9-104(e).
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8 (d) Voters who are challenged pursuant to W.S.
9 22-15-101 through 22-15-109 and are unable to provide the
10 required proof of identity shall be offered provisional
11 ballots in accordance with W.S. 22-15-105 and permitted
12 until the close of business on the day following the
13 election to present documentation to the county clerk
14 establishing their eligibility to vote.
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16 22-9-104. How to apply; information required.
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18 (e) Each qualified elector applying for an absentee
19 ballot in person, in writing or by telephone shall provide
20 acceptable identification as follows:
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22 (i) If the qualified elector is applying for an
23 absentee ballot in person, the qualified elector shall
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1 provide acceptable identification as provided in W.S.
2 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(B) to obtain an absentee ballot;
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4 (ii) If the qualified elector is applying for an
5 absentee ballot in writing or by telephone, the qualified
6 elector shall provide to the county clerk by email, mail,
7 facsimile or other secure electronic means as prescribed by
8 rule of the secretary of state a legible copy or electronic
9 image of acceptable identification as provided in W.S.
10 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(B) to obtain an absentee ballot.
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12 22-9-108. Absentee ballot record; information to be
13 entered.
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15 (a) For each election, the clerk shall keep an
16 "Absentee Ballot Record" in which he shall enter the
17 following information:
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19 (vii) The acceptable identification under W.S.
20 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(B) that the absentee ballot applicant
21 provided when requesting an absentee ballot, including the
22 type of acceptable identification and the identification
23 number from the acceptable identification.
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2 Section 2. W.S. 22-3-118(a)(i) and (ii) is repealed.
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4 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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6 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-3-118, 22-9-104, 22-9-108