Wyoming clerks, secretary and voters press committee to carry election topics into interim

At a joint interim meeting of the Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions committee, county clerks, the Secretary of State’s office and several civic groups asked legislators to carry multiple election-related topics into the interim for further study.

Mary Langford, representing the Wyoming County Clerk’s Association, and Malcolm Irvin, Platte County Clerk and president of the association, told the committee they submitted four election items for interim work: election equipment testing and auditing procedures; absentee ballot security and chain of custody; election security for voters and election officials; and voter-registration list maintenance and enhancements. “We think that testing and auditing of the systems is the backbone that really needs to be continued to strengthen,” Irvin said.

The secretary of state, Mr. Marino, asked the…