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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0240
Ballot initiative process amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Provenza, Berger, Chestek,
Niemiec and Zwonitzer, Dn and Senator(s)
Barlow
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the people to
2 make appropriations; requiring the legislature to assign
3 appropriations as specified; requiring the secretary of
4 state to provide the number of people who voted for the
5 office of governor in the preceding general election to a
6 committee of applicants for an initiative or referendum
7 upon request; and providing for effective dates.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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11 Section 1. W.S. 22-24-301, 22-24-310(d) and
12 22-24-407(d) are amended to read:
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14 22-24-301. Right of initiative; limitations.
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1 (a) The people may propose and enact laws by the
2 initiative. However, the initiative shall not be used to
3 dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create
4 courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or prescribe
5 their rules, enact local or special legislation, enact
6 anything prohibited by the constitution for enactment by
7 the legislature, or enact anything that is substantially
8 the same as that defeated by an initiative election within
9 five (5) years preceding the time of filing of the
10 petition.
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12 (b) The people may make appropriations by initiative.
13 Upon the enactment of an initiative that makes an
14 appropriation, the legislature shall appropriately assign
15 the appropriation in the immediately following legislative
16 session. The legislature's failure to assign an
17 appropriation shall be subject to judicial review.
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19 22-24-310. Petitions; generally.
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21 (d) Upon request of the committee of applicants, the
22 secretary of state shall report the number of persons who
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1 voted for the office of governor in the preceding general
2 election.
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4 22-24-407. Petitions; generally.
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6 (d) Upon request of the committee of applicants, the
7 secretary of state shall report the number of persons who
8 voted for the office of governor in the preceding general
9 election.
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11 Section 2.
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13 (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, this
14 act is effective December 1, 2024.
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16 (b) This act shall only be effective if the electors
17 adopt the constitutional amendment proposed in 2023 House
18 Joint Resolution 0008 at the 2024 general election.
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20 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-24-301, 22-24-310, 22-24-407