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64 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0176
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86 Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bratten, Angelos, Kelly,
97 Locke, Neiman, Pendergraft and Webb and
108 Senator(s) Biteman
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1311 1 AN ACT relating to elections; amending the process by which
1412 2 vacancies in elected offices are filled; providing for the
1513 3 filling of vacancies when vacancies are not filled;
1614 4 establishing a presumption concerning qualifications to
1715 5 hold office; making conforming amendments; repealing
1816 6 conflicting provisions; and providing for an effective
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23-11. W.S. 18-3-524(a) by creating a new
24-12 paragraph (iii) and 22-18-111(a) by creating a new
25-13 paragraph (vii) and (c)(ii) are amended to read:
21+11. W.S. 22-18-111(a) by creating a new
22+12 paragraph (vii) and (c)(ii) is amended to read:
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31-2 (a) Within twenty (20) days after the office of any
32-3 county commissioner becomes vacant the remaining members of
33-4 the board shall declare a vacancy to exist and immediately
34-5 give notice of the vacancy in writing to the chairman of
35-6 the county central committee of the political party which
36-7 the member whose office is vacant represented at the time
37-8 of his election under W.S. 22-6-120(a)(vii), or at the time
38-9 of his appointment if not elected to office. The chairman
39-10 of the county central committee shall within twenty (20)
40-11 days after receipt of the notice call a meeting of the
41-12 county central committee. At the meeting the committee
42-13 shall select three (3) persons qualified to fill the
43-14 vacancy and transmit the names to the board of county
44-15 commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall fill
45-16 the vacancy within twenty (20) days after receiving the
46-17 list from the county central committee by appointing one
47-18 (1) of the persons whose names are submitted by the county
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27+2 (a) Any vacancy in any other elective office in the
28+3 state except representative in congress or the board of
29+4 trustees of a school or community college district, shall
30+5 be filled by the governing body, or as otherwise provided
31+6 in this section, by appointment of a temporary successor.
32+7 The person appointed shall serve until a successor for the
33+8 remainder of the unexpired term is elected at the next
34+9 general election and takes office on the first Monday of
35+10 the following January. Provided, if a vacancy in a four
36+11 (4) year term of office occurs in the term's second or
37+12 subsequent years after the first day for filing an
38+13 application for nomination pursuant to W.S. 22-5-209, no
39+14 election to fill the vacancy shall be held and the
40+15 temporary successor appointed shall serve the remainder of
41+16 the unexpired term. The following apply:
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75-22 (a) Any vacancy in any other elective office in the
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80-2 be filled by the governing body, or as otherwise provided
81-3 in this section, by appointment of a temporary successor.
82-4 The person appointed shall serve until a successor for the
83-5 remainder of the unexpired term is elected at the next
84-6 general election and takes office on the first Monday of
85-7 the following January. Provided, if a vacancy in a four
86-8 (4) year term of office occurs in the term's second or
87-9 subsequent years after the first day for filing an
88-10 application for nomination pursuant to W.S. 22-5-209, no
89-11 election to fill the vacancy shall be held and the
90-12 temporary successor appointed shall serve the remainder of
91-13 the unexpired term. The following apply:
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73+2 (ii) "Qualified to hold the office" means a
74+3 person meets all applicable qualifications to be elected to
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130-2 and Wyoming constitutions and Wyoming law, as applicable,
131-3 on the date of the person's appointment to the public
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