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Wyoming House debates ballot drop boxes; amendment to set uniform rules fails, two clerk-requested fixes pass
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 131, a proposal limiting ballot drop boxes. An amendment to add statewide technical and chain-of-custody requirements failed; two later amendments — one letting clerks notify voters who drop ballots in wrong municipal boxes and one allowing non-USPS carriers for ballots — passed.
House Bill 131, a proposal restricting county ballot drop boxes, drew extended debate in the Wyoming House of Representatives on Jan. 29, 2025, as members weighed election security against voter access. Representative Danial (Dan) Knapp sponsored the bill; Representative Eric Yin offered a substantive amendment aimed at specifying secure drop-box requirements.
The bill matters because it would change how voters in rural and remote areas can return absentee ballots. Representatives on both sides said they wanted to protect election integrity while avoiding unnecessary barriers to voting for residents who live far from county clerks’ offices.
Representative Eric Yin moved a detailed amendment that would have required clerks to notify the secretary of state of drop-box locations, bolt boxes to concrete slabs, limit lock access to clerks or designees, require daily collection, require…
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