60^th WYOMING LEGISLATURE

INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2010 INTERIM

 

 

JOINT CORPORATIONS, ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

 

Standard Budget:     $32,500.00

 

Priority # 1     Elections

 

The committee will address various issues involving the election code including:

• Compliance with federal Military and Overseas Empowerment Act;
• Election of precinct committeepersons;
• Procedures for counting and notifying write-in candidates;
• Procedures for filling vacancies in nomination;
• Comporting Wyoming lobbying law to a recent Supreme Court decision;
• Lobbyist reporting requirements; and
• General housekeeping within the election laws.

 

Priority # 2     Redistricting Monitoring - No Action

 

The committee will monitor the progress of the 2010 census and become educated on legal and logistical parameters with respect to redistricting.

 

Priority # 3     Insurance Department

 

The committee will review general issues raised by the Insurance department, including specifically:

• Review of the Wyoming Health Insurance Pool in light of the impending sunset date;
• Modernization and uniformity of licensing of insurance producers;
• Any statutory changes necessary to maintain accreditation.

 

Priority # 4     Telecommunications

 

The committee will consider issues related to funding and provision of 911 services including review of a recent 911 task force report.  In addition, the committee will continue to monitor telecommunications regulation in light of the impending 2013 sunset date.

 

Tentative Meeting Schedule:

 

The committee tentatively proposes to meet for three 2-day meetings as follows:

• May, 2010 in Lander.
• August, 2010 in Casper.
• November 2010 in Cheyenne.