# Wyoming HB 52: AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; amending dates related to elections; amending provisions related to election recount judges; requiring the completion of a hand count by the county clerk of each county in the 2026 primary and general elections; specifying requirements for the hand count; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.

Wyoming HB 52, AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; amending dates related to elections; amending provisions related to election recount judges; requiring the completion of a hand count by the county clerk of each county in the 2026 primary and general elections; specifying requirements for the hand count; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Corporations; status failed, last action 2026-03-03 (S COW:S Did not consider for COW); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 52
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; amending dates related to elections; amending provisions related to election recount judges; requiring the completion of a hand count by the county clerk of each county in the 2026 primary and general elections; specifying requirements for the hand count; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-03-03, S COW:S Did not consider for COW
- Sponsor: null Corporations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (155 yes, 47 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: null Corporations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0 | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 | pass | 3 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Amendment adopted 39-19-4-0-0 | pass | 39 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-9-4-0-0 | pass | 49 | 9 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 46-16-0-0-0 | pass | 46 | 16 |   |

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0052.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0052.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0052.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0052.pdf)

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- [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026)
- [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026)
- [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026)
- [HB 96: AN ACT relating to weapons; amending the age requirement for a qualified person…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB96-2026)
- [HB 80: AN ACT relating to identification cards; authorizing the renewal of identificat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB80-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB52-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).