Title 22, Title 22 — Elections
29 chapters · 480 sections in this title.
W.S. § 22-24-201 Paid advertising; penalty
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Paid advertising; penalty. (a) Any group of persons who are associated for the purpose of raising, collecting or spending money for paid advertising in any communication media or for printed literature to support, oppose or otherwise influence legislation by the legislature of th…
W.S. § 22-24-202 Prohibition of foreign funding influencing statewide ballot measures
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Prohibition of foreign funding influencing statewide ballot measures. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Foreign national" means as defined in 52 U.S.C. § 30121(b); (ii) "Prohibited source" means contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national; (iii) "Directly or indirect…
W.S. § 22-24-301 Right of initiative; limitations
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Right of initiative; limitations. The people may propose and enact laws by the initiative. However, the initiative shall not be used to dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or prescribe their rules, enact local or spec…
W.S. § 22-24-302 Application; filing and fee
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Application; filing and fee. An initiative shall be proposed by filing an application with the secretary of state. A fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall accompany the application. This fee shall be deposited in the general fund.
W.S. § 22-24-303 Application; contents
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Application; contents. (a) The application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include: (i) The proposed bill to be initiated; (ii) The designation of a committee of three (3) applicants who shall represent all sponsors and subscribers in matters rel…
W.S. § 22-24-304 Requirements as to proposed bill
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Requirements as to proposed bill. (a) In an initiative, the proposed bill shall be confined to one (1) subject, the entire subject of the bill shall be expressed in the title, the enacting clause shall be: "Be it enacted by the people of the state of Wyoming:" and the bill shall …
W.S. § 22-24-305 Notice to committee
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Notice to committee. Notice to the committee of applicants on any matter pertaining to the application and petition shall be served on any member of the committee in person, by mail, or electronically, addressed to a committee member at the address indicated on the application.
W.S. § 22-24-306 Sponsors and circulators
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Sponsors and circulators. (a) The one hundred (100) qualified registered voters who subscribe to the application are designated as sponsors. The committee of applicants may designate additional qualified individuals to act as circulators of the petitions by giving written notice …
W.S. § 22-24-307 Review by secretary of state; conditional certification
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Review by secretary of state; conditional certification. Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving a final proposed bill, the secretary of state shall review the proposed bill and its associated application and shall either conditionally certify it, pending submission of the…
W.S. § 22-24-308 Grounds for denying certification of initiative application
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Grounds for denying certification of initiative application. (a) The secretary of state shall deny final certification of an initiative application if he determines that: (i) The proposed bill to be initiated is not in the required form, including the requirements of W.S. 8-1-105…
W.S. § 22-24-309 Fiscal impact
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Fiscal impact. (a) Upon the certification or conditional certification of any initiative application, if in the opinion of the secretary of state the proposed bill will have a fiscal impact on the state, the secretary of state shall prepare an estimate and explanation of the fisc…
W.S. § 22-24-310 Petitions; generally
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Petitions; generally. (a) Upon final certification of an initiative application and the finalization of any fiscal estimate pursuant to W.S. 22-24-309, the secretary of state shall prescribe the form of and prepare petitions containing: (i) A copy of the proposed bill; (ii) An im…
W.S. § 22-24-311 Petitions; statement of warning
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Petitions; statement of warning. Each petition shall include a statement of warning that a person who signs a name other than his own on the petition, or who knowingly signs his name more than once for the same proposition at one (1) election, or who signs the petition knowing th…
W.S. § 22-24-312 Petitions; circulation; contests
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Petitions; circulation; contests. (a) The petitions shall be circulated throughout the state only by a sponsor or an individual designated in accordance with W.S. 22-24-306 as a circulator and only in person. (b) Any person may contest the qualifications of an individual designat…
W.S. § 22-24-313 Petitions; subscribing to and withdrawing name
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Petitions; subscribing to and withdrawing name. Any qualified registered voter may subscribe to the petition by signing his name and listing his address. A person who has signed the petition may withdraw his name only by giving written notice of his printed name, residence and co…
W.S. § 22-24-314 Petitions; verification
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Petitions; verification. (a) Before a petition is filed, it shall be verified by the sponsor or circulator who personally circulated it. The verification shall be in affidavit form and shall state in substance that: (i) The person signing the affidavit is a sponsor or an individu…
W.S. § 22-24-315 Petitions; filing by sponsors
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Petitions; filing by sponsors. (a) Petitions may be filed with the secretary of state if signed by a sufficient number of qualified registered voters as required by the Wyoming constitution. (b) Petitions for an initiative shall be submitted to the secretary of state for verifica…
W.S. § 22-24-316 Petitions; review by secretary of state
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Petitions; review by secretary of state. (a) Within not more than sixty (60) days of the date all petitions are filed, the secretary of state shall review the petitions and shall notify the committee of applicants whether the petitions were properly or improperly filed. The petit…
W.S. § 22-24-317 Ballot proposition; preparation and contents
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Ballot proposition; preparation and contents. (a) If a sufficient number of qualified petitions are filed, the secretary of state, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall prepare a ballot proposition. The ballot proposition shall give a true and impartial summary of th…
W.S. § 22-24-318 Ballot proposition; procedure for placing on ballot; publication requirements
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Ballot proposition; procedure for placing on ballot; publication requirements. (a) Except as required under subsection (b) of this section, the same procedure for placing constitutional amendment questions on the ballot shall be used to place the initiative ballot proposition on …
W.S. § 22-24-319 Ballot proposition; when placed on ballot
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Ballot proposition; when placed on ballot. (a) The ballot proposition for an initiative shall be placed on the election ballot of the first statewide general election that is held after: (i) A sufficient number of qualified petitions were filed; (ii) A legislative session has con…
W.S. § 22-24-320 Insufficiency of application or petition
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Insufficiency of application or petition. An initiative submitted to the voters shall not be void because of the insufficiency of the application or petitions by which the submission was procured.
W.S. § 22-24-321 Action for review of determination
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Action for review of determination. Any person aggrieved by any determination made under this article, by the secretary of state or by the attorney general, may bring an action in the district court of Laramie county to have the determination reviewed by filing application within…
W.S. § 22-24-322 Penalties
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Penalties. (a) Any person who signs a name other than his own on a petition for initiative, or who knowingly signs his name more than once for the same proposition at one (1) election, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned fo…
W.S. § 22-24-323 Petitions; payment for signatures; misrepresentation of petition; prohibition; penalty
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Petitions; payment for signatures; misrepresentation of petition; prohibition; penalty. (a) A circulator of an initiative petition or a person who causes the circulation of an initiative petition may not pay or offer to pay any compensation to another person for that person's sig…
W.S. § 22-24-401 Right of referendum; limitations
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Right of referendum; limitations. The people may approve or reject acts of the legislature by the referendum. However, the referendum shall not be applied to dedications of revenue, to appropriations, to local or special legislation, or to laws necessary for the immediate preserv…
W.S. § 22-24-402 Application; filing and fee
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Application; filing and fee. A referendum shall be proposed by filing an application with the secretary of state. A fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall accompany the application. This fee shall be deposited in the general fund.
W.S. § 22-24-403 Application; contents
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Application; contents. (a) The application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include: (i) The act to be referred; (ii) The designation of a committee of three (3) applicants who shall represent all sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to th…
W.S. § 22-24-404 Notice to committee
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Notice to committee. Notice to the committee of applicants on any matter pertaining to the application and petition shall be served on any member of the committee in person, by mail or electronically addressed to a committee member at the address indicated on the application.
W.S. § 22-24-405 Sponsors and circulators
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Sponsors and circulators. (a) The one hundred (100) qualified registered voters who subscribe to the application are designated as sponsors. The committee of applicants may designate additional qualified individuals to act as circulators of the petitions by giving written notice,…
W.S. § 22-24-406 Grounds for denying certification of initiative or referendum application
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Grounds for denying certification of initiative or referendum application. (a) The secretary of state shall deny certification of a referendum application if he determines that: (i) The committee of applicants failed to submit a sufficient number of qualified registered voters as…
W.S. § 22-24-407 Petitions; generally
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Petitions; generally. (a) If the application is certified, the secretary of state shall prescribe the form of and prepare petitions containing: (i) A copy of the act to be referred; (ii) An impartial summary of the subject matter of the act to be referred; (iii) The warning requi…
W.S. § 22-24-408 Petitions; statement of warning
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Petitions; statement of warning. Each petition shall include a statement of warning that a person who signs a name other than his own on the petition, or who knowingly signs his name more than once for the same proposition at one (1) election, or who signs the petition knowing th…
W.S. § 22-24-409 Petitions; circulation; contests
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Petitions; circulation; contests. (a) The petitions shall be circulated throughout the state only by a sponsor or an individual designated in accordance with W.S. 22-24-405 as a circulator and only in person. (b) Any person may contest the qualifications of an individual designat…
W.S. § 22-24-410 Petitions; subscribing to and withdrawing name
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Petitions; subscribing to and withdrawing name. Any qualified registered voter may subscribe to the petition by signing his name and listing his address. A person who has signed the petition may withdraw his name only by giving written notice of his printed name, residence and co…
W.S. § 22-24-411 Petitions; verification
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Petitions; verification. (a) Before a petition is filed, it shall be verified by the sponsor or circulator who personally circulated it. The verification shall be in affidavit form and shall state in substance that: (i) The person signing the affidavit is a sponsor or an individu…
W.S. § 22-24-412 Petitions; filing by sponsors
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Petitions; filing by sponsors. Petitions may be filed with the secretary of state if signed by a sufficient number of qualified registered voters as required by the Wyoming constitution. Petitions may be filed only within ninety (90) days after the adjournment of the legislative …
W.S. § 22-24-413 Petitions; review by secretary of state
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Petitions; review by secretary of state. (a) Within not more than sixty (60) days of the date all petitions are filed, the secretary of state shall review the petitions and shall notify the committee of applicants whether the petitions were properly or improperly filed. The petit…
W.S. § 22-24-414 Ballot proposition; preparation and contents
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Ballot proposition; preparation and contents. If a sufficient number of qualified petitions are filed, the secretary of state, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall prepare a ballot proposition. The ballot proposition shall give a true and impartial summary of the re…
W.S. § 22-24-415 Ballot proposition; procedure for placing on ballot; publication requirements
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Ballot proposition; procedure for placing on ballot; publication requirements. (a) Except as required under subsection (b) of this section, the same procedure for placing constitutional amendment questions on the ballot shall be used to place the referendum ballot proposition on …
W.S. § 22-24-416 Ballot proposition; when placed on ballot
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Ballot proposition; when placed on ballot. The ballot proposition for a referendum shall be placed on the election ballot of the first statewide general election held more than one hundred eighty (180) days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was passed.
W.S. § 22-24-417 Insufficiency of application or petition
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Insufficiency of application or petition. A referendum submitted to the voters shall not be void because of the insufficiency of the application or petitions by which the submission was procured.
W.S. § 22-24-418 Action for review of determination
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Action for review of determination. Any person aggrieved by any determination made under this article, by the secretary of state or by the attorney general, may bring an action in the district court of Laramie county to have the determination reviewed by filing application within…
W.S. § 22-24-419 Penalties
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Penalties. (a) Any person who signs a name other than his own on a petition for referendum, or who knowingly signs his name more than once for the same proposition at one (1) election, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned fo…
W.S. § 22-24-420 Petitions; payment for signatures; misrepresentation of petition; prohibition; penalty
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Petitions; payment for signatures; misrepresentation of petition; prohibition; penalty. (a) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 118, § 2. (b) A circulator of a referendum petition or a person who causes the circulation of a referendum petition may not pay or offer to pay any compensation …