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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming bill establishes recall procedures and special elections for municipal elected officials
Last action · March 3, 2026: S COW:Failed 10-20-1-0-0Sponsors: Scott Heiner and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Wyoming establishes a petition process allowing registered electors to recall and remove municipal elected officers through a special election, setting signature requirements, verification timelines, and primary election rules effective July 1, 2026.
Local voters gain a codified mechanism to petition for the removal of municipal officials, requiring 25% of registered electors to sign a petition and triggering a special election process if sufficient.
- The bill was introduced during the 2026 legislative session in Wyoming and failed to pass the Senate after clearing the House. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
municipal elected officers
Municipal elected officers become subject to removal from office through a petition and special election process.
registered electors
Registered electors gain the statutory right to petition for the recall of municipal officers and vote in special primary and general recall elections.
city clerks
City clerks are required to receive, examine, certify, and submit recall petitions within a ten-day window and manage ballot placement.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What percentage of registered voters must sign a recall petition?
How long does the city clerk have to verify the petition signatures?
Can the official facing recall run as a candidate in the special election?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
13 actions- Mar 3, 2026SenateS COW:Failed 10-20-1-0-0
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
- Feb 19, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 18, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
Show 7 earlier actions
- Feb 17, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 16, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 12, 2026HouseH09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
- Feb 12, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-0-1-0-0
- Jan 9, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Dec 17, 2025Bill Number Assigned
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Codification of Municipal Recall
The bill creates a unified statutory requirement for municipal officer recalls while repealing a duplicative prior provision.
Sources
www.wyoleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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