HB0198 - Contesting presidential elections.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0507

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0198

 

 

Contesting presidential elections.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Landon, Burns, Iekel and
Osborn and Senator(s) Kinnison and Schiffer

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to presidential electors; limiting election
 2  contests of the office of president of the United States
 3  and Wyoming presidential electors as specified; specifying
 4  that contests of presidential electors shall be resolved by
 5  the Wyoming legislature; and providing for an effective
 6  date.

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 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 22-17-114 is created to read:

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12         22-17-114.  Contesting election of president, vice-
13  president or presidential elector.

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15  The election of a United States president and vice-
16  president candidate, or presidential elector, shall only be

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 1  contested, presented to and tried before the Wyoming
 2  legislature under joint rules of the house of
 3  representatives and senate. Such a contest may be initiated
 4  by a Wyoming elector by filing notice with the legislature
 5  through the legislative service office no later than five
 6  (5) days after the election is certified by the state
 7  canvassing board. The contest shall only be brought on the
 8  grounds provided by W.S. 22-17-101(a)(i) or (iv). A
 9  determination of the contest by the legislature is final
10  and conclusive and is not subject to judicial review.

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12         Section 2.  W.S. 22-17-101(a)(intro) and
13  22-17-102(a)(intro) are amended to read:

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15         22-17-101.  Right to contest elections; exception;
16  grounds.

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18         (a)  A qualified elector may contest the right of a
19  person declared elected to an office in the elector's
20  county, municipality, district or precinct, other than the
21  office of state legislator, United States president and
22  vice-president and presidential elector, on the following
23  grounds:

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 1         22-17-102.  Commencement by verified petition;
 2  contents.

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 4         (a)  Election contests for all primary election
 5  offices and all general election offices other than state
 6  legislators, United States president and vice-president and
 7  presidential elector, may be commenced by the contestant
 8  filing with the clerk of the district court of the county,
 9  within fourteen (14) days after the results of the election
10  have been certified by the canvassing board, a verified
11  petition setting forth specifically:

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13         Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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15                         (END)

 

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