Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

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The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: SF0038 Drafter: DKG

LSO No.: 04LSO-0291.E2 Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0008

Chapter No.: 22

Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title: Filling of vacancies in offices.

Subject: Amending various provisions for filling vacancies in offices.

Summary/Major Elements:

· When a vacancy occurs in various offices different provisions of law provide for filling the vacancy from the same political party to which the incumbent "belonged". A Wyoming Supreme Court case interpreted the law regarding county commissioner vacancies, but different language was found in other provisions regarding vacancies.

· This bill specifies that the party the incumbent represented at the time of election or appointment to office (as opposed to at the time of vacating office) is the controlling factor.

· A person represents a party if he was that party's nominee when elected to the office or when appointed to fill a vacancy.

· A number of time periods for filling vacancies are extended in order to allow political parties sufficient time to meet to nominate persons to fill vacancies.