Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB173: Independent candidate requirements.
Status: Failed, February 28, 2025
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring independent candidates to swear that they are unaffiliated or not registered with a major or minor political party; revising the number of signatures required for independent candidates to appear on the general election ballot; revising the deadline to file a petition as an independent candidate; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsors
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Marlene Brady (R, H60)
- Bratten, Laurie (R, H51)
- Gary Brown (R, H41)
- Lee Filer (R, H44)
- Rob Geringer (R, H42)
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04) · primary sponsor
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Johnson, Steve (R, H08)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53)
- Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
Latest actions
- : S COW:S Did not consider for COW
- : S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
- : S Received for Introduction
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-11-2-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
- : H Placed on General File
Votes
- S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (February 20, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-4-1-0-0 (January 30, 2025): 57 yea, 4 nay, passed
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0 (January 24, 2025): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Independent candidate requirements.
Common questions
- What is HB173?
- HB173 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Independent candidate requirements.
- What does HB173 do?
- AN ACT relating to elections; requiring independent candidates to swear that they are unaffiliated or not registered with a major or minor political party; revising the number of signatures required for independent candidates to appear on the general election ballot; revising the deadline to file a petition as an independent candidate; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB173?
- Failed as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: S COW:S Did not consider for COW (February 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB173?
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB173?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0173
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