Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB94: Election purity and hand count act.
Status: Failed, February 10, 2026
AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the hand counting of ballots; establishing statewide standards related to the handling and counting of ballots; providing for the reconciling of ballot numbers; prohibiting the use of voting machines for casting or tabulating ballots; providing duties for county clerks and the secretary of state; revising requirements for the post-election ballot audit; requiring rulemaking; revising offenses related to elections; providing penalties; making conforming amendments; repealing conflicting provisions; making legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; providing for the hand counting of ballots; establishing statewide standards related to the handling and counting of ballots; providing for the reconciling of ballot numbers; prohibiting the use of voting machines for casting or tabulating ballots; providing duties for county clerks and the secretary of state; revising requirements for the post-election ballot audit; requiring rulemaking; revising offenses related to elections; providing penalties; making conforming amendments; repealing conflicting provisions; making legislative findings…
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the hand counting of ballots; establishing statewide standards related to the handling and counting of ballots; providing for the reconciling of ballot numbers; prohibiting the use of voting machines for casting or tabulating ballots; providing duties for county clerks and the secretary of state; revising requirements for the post-election ballot audit; requiring rulemaking; revising offenses related to elections; providing penalties; making conforming amendments; repealing conflicting provisions; making legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: HB0094 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0341 Section 1. (a) The legislature finds that: (i) Public confidence in election outcomes depends on processes that are transparent, verifiable, pure and secure; (ii) The use of electronic tabulation and electronic voting systems has created concerns in the public regarding election oversight, transparency, security and cost; (iii) Manual tabulation and counting of paper ballots under uniform statewide standards will increase election accuracy, transparency and voter trust; (iv) Wyoming elections should rely on processes that can be observed, audited, and replicated by citizens; HB0094 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0341 (v) It is necessary to repeal statutory authorizations for electronic tabulation and e-pollbooks and to establish statewide standards for manual tabulation and counting that maintain flexibility for improved counting methods over …