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Committee approves measure clarifying false-voting statute, empowers Secretary of State to request investigations
Summary
House Bill 154 clarifies that Wyoming's false-voting prohibition covers voting in more than one state for the same federal election and authorizes the Secretary of State to request county sheriffs investigate allegations.
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to advance House Bill 154, which, as drafted, clarifies that Wyoming’s false-voting statute includes voting more than once across jurisdictions in the same federal election and adds authority for the Secretary of State to request investigations by county sheriffs.
Representative Brady presented HB 154 as an amendment to W.S. 22-26-106 to make explicit that "voting or offering to vote more than once in an election" includes "voting in any other state and then voting or offering to vote in Wyoming for the same federal election." The bill also amends subsection e…
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