H.B. No. 0008

Election code revisions.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to elections; providing for transmission of certifications; providing for full legal names on registrations; removing certain filing fees as specified; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan and partisan ballots; providing for opening of ballot boxes; removing requirement that county attorneys conduct training school; repealing provisions for folded ballots; clarifying time periods; repealing requirements for numbers of ballots to be printed; repealing provisions related to voting slips; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/5/2007   Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/11/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H07

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lockhart

Absent:  Representative(s) Anderson, R.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 1    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2008   H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin, Meyer, Miller, Quarberg, Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2008   H Placed on General File

 

HB0008HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "certifications;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 3           Delete "election;".

Page 1-line 15          Delete "22-3-102(a)(intro),".

Page 2-line 18 through line 24      Delete entirely.  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/14/2008   H Passed CoW

2/15/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/18/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Gilmore and Hales

Excused:  Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 56    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/19/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/26/2008   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Cooper, Decaria, Larson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2008   S Placed on General File

 

HB0008SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4           After "nonpartisan" delete "and".

Page 1-line 5           Delete "partisan".

Page 1-line 7           Delete "repealing provisions" insert "removing requirements".

Page 1-line 10          After "slips;" insert "modifying registration locations; modifying format for partisan ballots; modifying procedures for filling vacancies of election judges; repealing procedure after elector votes on machine; eliminating ballot cards used in connection with a punch device from the definition of "voting device";".

Page 10-line 12         After "judges" insert "from different major parties, if possible".  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

2/27/2008   S Passed CoW

2/28/2008   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/29/2008   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Aullman and Vasey

Ayes 28    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/29/2008   H Received for Concurrence

2/29/2008   H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Edmonds, Edwards, Harshman, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Miller, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Stubson, Teeters and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Bagby, Blake, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harvey, Iekel, Jorgensen, Landon, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Quarberg, Shepperson, Steward, Thompson, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 28    Nays 32    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/29/2008   H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Illoway, Hammons, Throne

3/3/2008    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Cooper, Decaria, Meier

3/4/2008    H Adopted HB0008JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2008    S Adopted HB0008JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Larson and Vasey

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0008JC01/AA  ADOPTED

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0008SS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 4           After "nonpartisan" delete "and".

Page 1-line 5           Delete "partisan".

Page 1-line 7           Delete "repealing provisions" insert "removing requirements".

Page 1-line 10          After "slips;" insert "modifying registration locations; modifying format for partisan ballots; modifying procedures for filling vacancies of election judges; repealing procedure after elector votes using a machine; eliminating ballot cards used in connection with a punch device from the definition of "voting device";".

Page 10-line 12         After "judges" insert "with different political party affiliations".

ILLOWAY, HAMMONS, THRONE, COOPER, DECARIA, MEIER

 

3/5/2008    Assigned Number HEA No. 0041

3/6/2008    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0041

3/7/2008    S President Signed HEA No. 0041

3/13/2008   Governor Signed HEA No. 0041

3/13/2008   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0115  Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.