The bill aims to establish nonpartisan nomination and election procedures for various county elected offices in Wyoming, including the positions of county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, county coroner, sheriff, county and prosecuting attorney, district attorney, and clerk of the district court. It modifies the process for filling vacancies in these nonpartisan offices, ensuring that candidates are nominated solely through nonpartisan primary elections. Additionally, the bill specifies the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots and outlines the form that these ballots must take.

Key changes include the insertion of language that designates the aforementioned county offices as nonpartisan, and the deletion of references to partisan nominations and procedures. The bill also repeals a conflicting provision and makes conforming amendments to existing laws. The effective date for these changes is set for July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5-3-201, 7-4-101, 9-1-801, 18-3-101, 22-4-304, 22-5-203, 22-5-215, 22-5-304, 22-6-117, 22-6-125, 22-6-126, 22-18-111