Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB165: Ranked choice voting-prohibition.
Status: Chaptered, March 18, 2025
AN ACT relating to elections; clarifying that elections shall not be conducted by ranked choice voting; clarifying that ballots are required to specify only one (1) vote per office to be filled; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; clarifying that elections shall not be conducted by ranked choice voting; clarifying that ballots are required to specify only one (1) vote per office to be filled; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to elections; clarifying that elections shall not be conducted by ranked choice voting; clarifying that ballots are required to specify only one (1) vote per office to be filled; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 22‐2‐117(a) and 22‐6‐120(a)(xii) are amended to ratification. (a) Partisan and nonpartisan candidates who receive the largest number of votes for each office to be filled at the general election are elected. Nothing in this election code shall be deemed to authorize any election in Wyoming to be conducted through ranked choice voting. Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by a county, municipality or any other governmental entity that purports to authorize ranked choice voting in violation of this subsection is void. As used in this subsection, "ranked choice voting" means a voting method that allows voters to rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has ballots cast to be tabulated in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until the candidate or candidates with the most votes are declared winners, or any other system that allows a voter to vote for more than the number of candidates permitted to fill a particular office. 22‐6‐120. Format of general election ballot. (a) The general election ballot shall be printed in substantial compliance with this Section …
Sponsors
- Marlene Brady (R, H60)
- Bratten, Laurie (R, H51)
- Joel Guggenmos (R, H55)
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18)
- Johnson, Steve (R, H08)
- Pepper Ottman (R, H34)
- Ken Pendergraft (R, H29)
- Scott Smith (R, H05)
- Joseph Webb (R, H19) · primary sponsor
- Nina Webber (R, H24)
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0071
- : Assigned Chapter Number 154
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0071
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0071
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0071
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
Votes
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (March 4, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0 (February 26, 2025): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (February 3, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Ranked choice voting-prohibition.
Common questions
- What is HB165?
- HB165 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Ranked choice voting-prohibition.
- What does HB165 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; clarifying that elections shall not be conducted by ranked choice voting; clarifying that ballots are required to specify only one (1) vote per office to be filled; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB165?
- Chaptered as of March 18, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0071 (March 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB165?
- Joseph Webb (R, H19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB165?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0165
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