H.B. No. 0154

Absentee voting.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Samuelson, Diercks, Hammons, Illoway, Lockhart and Lubnau and Senator(s) Ross and Vasey

 

AN ACT relating to absentee voting; providing for absentee voting at a public building; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/13/2006   Bill Number Assigned

2/14/2006   H Received for Introduction

2/15/2006   H Introduced and Referred to H07

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson.

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2006   H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barnard, Diercks, Gingery, Illoway, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Miller and Olsen

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2006   H Placed on General File

 

HB0154HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 11          Delete "and".

Page 2-line 12          Delete "counting center".

Page 2-line 21          Delete "is used".

Page 2-line 22          Delete "but"; strike "shall be counted" insert "and the ballot counts shall be entered".  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/21/2006   H Passed CoW

2/22/2006   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0154H3001/ADOPTED

Page 2-After line 24    Insert:

"(c)  If either alternate voting procedure provided in subsection (a) of this section is used all other provisions of the Wyoming election code shall apply to the same extent as if it were election day unless otherwise specified in this section.".  ILLOWAY

 

2/23/2006   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hinckley and Lockhart.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2006   S Received for Introduction

2/24/2006   S Introduced and Referred to S07

3/2/2006    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hanes, Johnson, Meier, Mockler and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/2/2006    S Placed on General File

 

HB0154SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 2           After "section is" delete balance of line and insert "sought to be used, the secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to guard against abuses of the elective franchise to include such matters as contained in W.S. 22‑26‑113 through 22‑26‑115.".

Page 3-lines 3 through 5      Delete.  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

3/7/2006    S Passed CoW

 

HB0154S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 2           After "building;" insert "providing conforming amendments;".

Page 1-line 7           Delete "is" insert ", 22‑26‑113 and 22‑26‑114 are".

Page 3-after line 5     Insert:

"22‑26‑113.  Electioneering too close to a polling place.

Electioneering too close to a polling place on election day, or absentee polling place under W.S. 22‑9‑125, consists of any form of campaigning, including the display of campaign signs or distribution of campaign literature, the soliciting of signatures to any petition or the canvassing or polling of voters, except exit polling by news media,  within one hundred (100) yards of the building in which the polling place is located.

22‑26‑114.  Disturbing polling place.

Disturbing a polling place consists of creating any disorder or disruption at a polling place on election day, or absentee polling place under W.S. 22‑9‑125, or interfering with the orderly conduct of an election.".

Page 3-line 7           Delete "July" insert "April".  MEIER

 

3/8/2006    S Passed 2nd Reading

3/9/2006    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/9/2006    H Received for Concurrence

3/9/2006    H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson and Morgan.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/9/2006    Assigned Number HEA No. 0045

3/10/2006   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0045

3/10/2006   S President Signed HEA No. 0045

3/24/2006   Governor Signed HEA No. 0045

3/24/2006   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0108  Session Laws of Wyoming 2006.