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Committee amends, advances bill to broaden false-voting statute and let Secretary of State request sheriff investigations
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 154 to clarify that Wyoming’s false-voting law covers voting in another state and to allow the Secretary of State to request county sheriff investigations; the panel adopted amendments narrowing one phrase and rejected a proposal to require the Secretary to act only "in conjunction with" county clerks.
The Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to report House Bill 154, which clarifies that Wyoming’s false-voting statute covers voting in another state and lets the Secretary of State request investigations by county sheriffs, after debate and a pair of amendments.
The bill would amend existing law to state explicitly that "voting or offering to vote more than once in an election" includes voting in another state and then voting in Wyoming in the same federal election. It also adds language allowing a county sheriff to investigate acts of false voting at the request of the Secretary of State.
Why it matters: Backers said the current statutory language is unclear about whether criminal penalties apply when someone votes in another state and again in Wyoming for the same federal election; they argued the change closes that gap and gives the…
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