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Contested election measures split Wyoming Senate; hand-count ban fails while audit pilot advances
Summary
Senate File 108, which would have eliminated tabulating machines and required hand counts, failed introduction (9–22). A separate, narrower bill to pilot hand-count comparisons in 2026 (Senate File 113) passed introduction (29–2).
Election-related bills drew visible divisions on the Senate floor on Feb. 12.
Senator Larson introduced Senate File 108, a 51-page measure that would have removed the use of tabulating machines and required public hand counting of ballots statewide. Larson described years of local outreach and survey work and argued the change would “protect integrity and trust” in elections. The…
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