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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0117
Bond elections-voter threshold requirement.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Styvar, Allemand, Hornok,
Jennings, Neiman, Pendergraft and Ward and Senator(s) Hutchings, Ide, Kolb and Laursen,
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A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a minimum threshold
2 of ballots cast in a bond election held on a day other than
3 a general election as specified; and providing for an
4 effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. W.S. 22-21-110 is amended to read:
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10 22-21-110. Ballot canvass; results certified;
11 declaration; effect of defeat.
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13 (a) Immediately after the closing of the polls, the
14 counting board shall proceed to count the ballots. The
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1 results disclosed by the count shall be certified by the
2 counting board to the clerk of the political subdivision.
3 Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
4 section, if the majority of the ballots cast on a bond
5 question is in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the
6 proposal shall be approved, and the governing body of the
7 political subdivision, in the manner provided by law, shall
8 then proceed to declare the results of said election, and
9 complete the printing, execution, advertising, and sale of
10 the bonds, but if the majority is opposed to such issuance,
11 the proposal to issue bonds for the same general purpose
12 shall not again be submitted to election within a period of
13 twelve (12) months or as otherwise provided by law.
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15 (b) For any bond election that is held on a day other
16 than the same day as a general election, the proposal shall
17 not be approved unless the majority of the ballots cast are
18 in favor of the proposal and the total number of ballots
19 cast is not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the number
20 of qualified electors who voted within the political
21 subdivision in the most recent general election. If the
22 proposal is not approved due to an insufficient number of
23 qualified electors voting, the proposal to issue bonds may
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1 be brought at the next general election or at another time
2 pursuant to this act at least twelve (12) months following
3 this election. This subsection shall apply only to bond
4 elections held in accordance with this article.
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6 Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
7 impact a bond election held prior to the effective date of
8 this act.
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10 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-21-110