Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB249: Runoff elections.
Status: Failed, February 28, 2025
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a runoff election after a primary election for specified offices when no candidate receives a majority of the vote; providing the format of the runoff ballot; changing the date for primary elections; amending related dates; clarifying maintenance of voter registration lists; making conforming changes; amending election contribution laws; creating an account; providing an appropriation; requiring a report; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; requiring a runoff election after a primary election for specified offices when no candidate receives a majority of the vote; providing the format of the runoff ballot; changing the date for primary elections; amending related dates; clarifying maintenance of voter registration lists; making conforming changes; amending election contribution laws; creating an account; providing an appropriation; requiring a report; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a runoff election after a primary election for specified offices when no candidate receives a majority of the vote; providing the format of the runoff ballot; changing the date for primary elections; amending related dates; clarifying maintenance of voter registration lists; making conforming changes; amending election contribution laws; creating an account; providing an appropriation; requiring a report; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. W.S. 22‐5‐601 is created to read: ARTICLE 6 RUNOFF ELECTIONS 22‐5‐601. Runoff elections for nominations. (a) For nominations for governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, state superintendent of public instruction and any federal office, a runoff election shall be held with respect to that nomination if no candidate, including any write‐in candidate, receives more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast for the respective partisan office on the primary ballot. The candidates in the runoff election shall be the two (2) candidates who received the highest number of votes in their respective partisan primary election (ii) If two (2) or more candidates in a partisan primary election for the offices specified in this subsection tie for the second highest number of votes in the primary election, the state canvassing board shall cast lots to determine who shall be the second candidate in the runoff election; or (iii) …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Kelly, Tom (R, H30)
- Neiman, Chip (R, H01) · primary sponsor
- Rodriguez-Williams, Rachel (R, H50)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- McKeown, Troy (R, S24)
Latest actions
- : S: Motion To Place Bill on General File Failed by Roll Call 5-26-0-0-0
- : S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S COW:S Did not consider for COW
- : S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
- : :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
- : S Received for Introduction
- : S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
Votes
- Amendment adopted 16-12-3-0-0 (March 4, 2025): 16 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Amendment adopted 22-6-3-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 22 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Amendment adopted 20-8-3-0-0 (February 26, 2025): 20 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Amendment adopted 21-6-4-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 21 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Amendment failed 7-20-4-0-0 (February 10, 2025): 7 yea, 20 nay, failed
- Amendment adopted 15-12-4-0-0 (February 5, 2025): 15 yea, 12 nay, passed
Subjects: Runoff elections.
Common questions
- What is HB249?
- HB249 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Runoff elections.
- What does HB249 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; requiring a runoff election after a primary election for specified offices when no candidate receives a majority of the vote; providing the format of the runoff ballot; changing the date for primary elections; amending related dates; clarifying maintenance of voter registration lists; making conforming changes; amending election contribution laws; creating an account; providing an appropriation; requiring a report; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of HB249?
- Failed as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: S: Motion To Place Bill on General File Failed by Roll Call 5-26-0-0-0 (March 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB249?
- Neiman, Chip (R, H01), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB249?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0249
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