Vacancies in elected office.
HB 63 changes Wyoming's rules for filling vacancies in elected state and federal offices. It requires a special election to fill a vacancy if more than half the term remains when the vacancy occurs, raising the trigger point from 60 to 110 days before the next election. The bill specifies that vacancies must be filled by special election (held on existing election dates like primaries or general elections) rather than appointment, and sets clear timelines for county clerks to publish election notices 90-70 days before May/November elections or 101-91 days before August elections. This directly affects offices like governor, state legislators, district attorneys, and county commissioners.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2023
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Total actions
6
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Committee
2
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Committee
H07 - Corporations:Do Pass Failed 3-5-1-0-0
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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