H.B. No. 0019

Election code revisions-2.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing political parties to set their own convention and meeting dates; prohibiting unsuccessful candidates at a primary election from seeking the same office at the ensuing general election in any manner; requiring specified election forms to contain the address of the candidate; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/20/2001  Bill Number Assigned

02/11/2002  H Received for Introduction

02/11/2002  H Introduced and Referred to H07

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Iekel, Landon, Reese and Thompson.

Absent:  Representative(s) Simpson

Ayes 55    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 1    Conflicts 0

 

02/13/2002  H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Edwards, Hines, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Petersen and Ross

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks, McGraw and McOmie

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/13/2002  H Placed on General File

02/18/2002  H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0019HW001/A

Page 11-line 18         Delete entirely and insert:

"Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  ILLOWAY

 

02/18/2002  H Passed CoW

02/19/2002  Amendment Failed

 

HB0019H2001/F

Page 1-line 2           Delete "prohibiting".

Page 1-lines 3 and 4    Delete.

Page 1-line 5           Delete "manner;".

Page 1-line 13          Delete "22-5-302,".

Page 9-lines 1 through 6            Delete. LANDON

 

02/19/2002  H Passed 2nd Reading

02/20/2002  H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Boswell, Johnson, L., Landon, Reese, Warren and Watt.

Ayes 54    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/21/2002  S Received for Introduction

02/21/2002  S Introduced and Referred to S07

02/28/2002  S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris and Kinnison

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/28/2002  S Placed on General File

03/05/2002  Amendment Failed

 

HB0019SS001/F     [TO ENGROSSED COPY]

Page 1-line 2           Delete "prohibiting".

Page 1-lines 3 and 4    Delete.

Page 1-line 5           Delete "manner;".

Page 1-line 13          Delete "22-5-302,".

Page 9-lines 1 through 6      Delete.  KINNISON, CHAIRMAN

 

03/05/2002  S Passed CoW

03/06/2002  S Amendments Adopted

 

HB0019S2001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3     After "seeking" insert "by petition or accepting nomination as a write-in candidate for".

Page 1-line 4           Delete "in any".

Page 1-line 5           Delete "manner".

Page 1-line 12          After "22-5-205(a)" insert ", 22-5-215".

Page 6-after line 23    Insert:

"22-5-215.  Nomination of partisan candidates and write-in candidates.

On each party ballot the candidate or candidates equal in number to the number to be elected to each office who receive the largest number of votes shall be nominated and shall be entitled to have their names printed on the ballot for the next general election.  A write-in candidate shall not be nominated and shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot for the next general election unless he received at least twenty-five (25) write-in votes.  An unsuccessful candidate for office at a primary election whose name is printed on any party ballot may not accept nomination for the same office at the next general election.".

Page 9-line 3     After "election" insert ", whose name is printed on any party ballot, ".

Page 9-line 4           Delete all new language.

Page 9-line 5           Delete "candidate,".  CASE, HINCHEY, MOCKLER

 

03/06/2002  S Passed 2nd Reading

03/07/2002  S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Cathcart

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/07/2002  H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Sadler and Thompson.

Ayes 58    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/08/2002  Assigned Number HEA No. 0021

03/08/2002  H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0021

03/08/2002  S President Signed HEA No. 0021

03/11/2002  Governor Signed HEA No. 0021

 

Chapter No. 0047  Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.