Election security.
Wyoming's SF 153 strengthens election security by requiring counties to audit up to 5% of ballots after each election to verify results. It changes absentee ballot distribution timelines (45 days before election for military voters, 28 days for others) and mandates that electronic voting systems maintain an "air gap" (physical isolation from networks/internet). The bill also requires election records and ballots to be transported in sealed, locked containers with unique numbered seals. A $100,000 appropriation funds county training and consultant services for implementation. These changes directly affect county clerks, election administrators, and electronic voting systems statewide.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed Mar 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2023 · House Mar 1, 2023
How they voted
28–2
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 8, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0086
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 26-3-2-0-0
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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