Wyoming 2025 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming Senate Bill SF0098 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/08/2025

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STATE OF WYOMING
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0098
School board trustees-party affiliation.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Olsen, Biteman and Salazar and 
Representative(s) Andrew, Haroldson, Heiner 
and Neiman
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to ballots; requiring candidates for school 
2 board trustee to have their political party affiliation 
3 printed on general election ballots; requiring rulemaking; 
4 and providing for an effective date.
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8.  W.S. 22-6-131 is created to read:
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13 A candidate for school board trustee shall have printed on 
14 the general election ballot the political party with which  2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04712SF0098
1 the candidate is affiliated. The secretary of state shall 
2 promulgate any necessary rules to implement this section.
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4.  W.S. 22-6-123 is amended to read:
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9 Primary and general election ballots for nonpartisan 
10 offices and ballot propositions shall be printed on yellow 
11 paper or paper with yellow demarcation as provided by rule 
12 and regulation of the secretary of state, separate from 
13 partisan ballots. They shall contain no political party 
14 designations, 
15 shall conform to the same general requirements for official 
16 partisan ballots except as otherwise specifically provided.
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18This act is effective July 1, 2025
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