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STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-03531HB0158
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0158
Legislature-electronic voting system.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bear, Andrew, Angelos,
Brady, Bratten, Brown, G, Guggenmos,
Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson,
Lien, Locke, Lucas, Neiman, Pendergraft,
Rodriguez-Williams, Singh and Smith, S and
Senator(s) Laursen, D, Pearson and Smith, D
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to legislative process; requiring the
2 installation of an electronic voting system; providing an
3 appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
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9 (a) There is appropriated two hundred fifty thousand
10 dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the
11 legislative service office. These funds shall be used only
12 for the purpose of the planning, design, purchase and
13 installation of an electronic voting system in the chambers 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03532HB0158
1 of the house of representatives and senate chambers at the
2 Wyoming state capitol building. The electronic voting
3 systems required by this act shall:
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5 (i) Include the placement of devices located at
6 each legislator's desk or in other locations on the floor
7 of the chambers that allow each legislator to cast a vote
8 by electronic means and that allow vote tabulation by
9 electronic means;
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11 (ii) Allow the display of votes cast on the
12 electronic voting systems in the chambers of the house
13 where the vote was cast and on the legislature's website
14 and streaming platform;
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16 (iii) Include security measures that, to the
17 greatest extent reasonably practical, assure that all votes
18 recorded as cast by a legislator through the electronic
19 voting system were entered by that legislator and not by
20 any other person;
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22 (iv) Include the capacity to perform other
23 functions. This paragraph shall be applicable only if the 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03533HB0158
1 excess functionality required by this paragraph can be
2 provided without exceeding the appropriation provided by
3 this act;
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5 (v) Be developed under the direction of the
6 legislative service office and shall integrate with the
7 software systems currently used by the Wyoming legislature.
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9 (b) The funds appropriated in subsection (a) of this
10 section shall not be transferred or expended for any
11 purpose other than for the planning, design, purchase and
12 installation of the electronic voting system required by
13 subsection (a) of this section. Any unexpended,
14 unobligated amount remaining from funds appropriated under
15 this act shall revert on June 30, 2026. The amounts
16 appropriated in subsection (a) of this section are intended
17 to provide a maximum amount for the electronic voting
18 system provided by this act and shall not be construed to
19 be an entitlement or guaranteed amount.
20 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03534HB01581This act is effective immediately upon
2 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
3 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
4 Constitution.
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6 (END)