Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB236: County officials-nonpartisan elections.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of candidates for specified county elected offices; modifying the procedure to fill vacancies for nonpartisan county elected offices; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots; specifying the form of election ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of candidates for specified county elected offices; modifying the procedure to fill vacancies for nonpartisan county elected offices; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots; specifying the form of election ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of candidates for specified county elected offices; modifying the procedure to fill vacancies for nonpartisan county elected offices; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots; specifying the form of election ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 5‐3‐201, 7‐4‐101, 9‐1‐801, 18‐3‐101, 22‐4‐304(b), 22‐5‐203 by creating a new subsection (c), 22‐5‐215, 22‐5‐304(b), 22‐6‐117(a)(ix), 22‐6‐125(a) by creating a new paragraph (vi) and by renumbering (vi) through (xiv) as (vii) through (xv), 22‐6‐126 by creating a new subsection (c) and 22‐18‐111(a)(ii) and (vi) are amended to term; election in counties of first and second class; county clerk designated ex officio clerk in other counties. There shall be a clerk of the district court in each organized county of the state whose term of office shall be four (4) years and until his successor is elected and qualified. The position of clerk of the district court shall be nonpartisan. Clerks of the district court shall be elected at general elections in counties of the first and second class; and in all other counties the county clerk shall be ex officio clerk of the district court, and shall perform all of the duties pertaining to the office of clerk of …
Sponsors
- Brown, Landon (R, H09)
- Chestek, Ken (D, H13) · primary sponsor
- Harshman, Steve (R, H37)
- Michael Yin (D, H16)
- Cooper, Ed (R, S20)
- Chris Rothfuss (D, S09)
Latest actions
- : H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
- : H02 - Appropriations:Do Pass Failed 1-6-0-0-0
- : H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-0-1-0-0 (February 10, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: County officials-nonpartisan elections.
Common questions
- What is HB236?
- HB236 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): County officials-nonpartisan elections.
- What does HB236 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of candidates for specified county elected offices; modifying the procedure to fill vacancies for nonpartisan county elected offices; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots; specifying the form of election ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB236?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB236?
- Chestek, Ken (D, H13), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB236?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0236
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