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Committee tightens public testing, notice and retest rules for voting machines (House Bill 278)
Summary
The committee passed House Bill 278 to clarify and strengthen requirements for pre‑election testing of voting machines and tabulators, adding public‑notice, retest and reporting requirements and several technical amendments requested by clerks and the secretary of state.
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee passed House Bill 278, a measure that tightens public testing, notice and retest procedures for voting machines and tabulators used in Wyoming elections.
Sponsor Representative Locke presented the bill as a set of clarifications and added rigor to existing testing procedures, including minimum notice periods, an explicit requirement that machines to be used in an election be tested, and filing of test certifications with the secretary of state. The bill was prompted by questions raised after the 2024 elections about whether tests had consistently met statutory requirements.
Secretary of State Chuck Gray told the committee the bill’s “impetus . . . is really about ensuring clarity and rigor in the public testing of our voting equipment prior to elections. I'm fully in support of House Bill 278.” County clerks and election officials…
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