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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming updates voting machine testing rules to open tests to the public and remove presumption of proper preparation
Last action · March 7, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 104Sponsor: Corporations
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming requires county clerks to open voting machine and electronic voting system tests to the public, establishes public notice rules, and removes the legal presumption that certified machines are properly prepared before an election.
Changes how election equipment is verified by allowing public observation of machine testing and permitting legal challenges to machine preparation without a conclusive legal presumption of accuracy.
- The Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee is a standing interim committee of the Wyoming Legislature that studies election and corporate policy issues between legislative sessions. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County Clerks
County clerks must update their public notice procedures, allow members of the public to observe machine testing, and publish electronic voting system test results online and upon request.
Members of the Public
Members of the public gain the explicit right to attend voting machine and electronic voting system tests and request test results.
Key Facts
- County clerks must post public notice in their office and on their website at least five days before a voting machine test or twenty-four hours before a re-test.
- Members of the public may attend the preparation and testing of voting machines and electronic voting systems.
- The legal presumption that a certified and sealed voting machine is conclusively properly prepared is removed, allowing challenges before the election.
- The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing electronic voting system characteristics, testing, and vendor recommendations.
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- Electronic voting system tests must be conducted at least two weeks before an election by processing preaudited paper ballots or ballot cards.
- Test results for electronic voting systems must be posted on the county clerk's website and provided to any person upon request.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can ordinary citizens attend voting machine tests?
How far in advance must county clerks notify the public about voting machine tests?
Are voting machine certificates still presumed correct without question?
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
24 actions- Mar 7, 2026Governor Signed SEA No. 0066
- Mar 7, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 104
- Mar 6, 2026SenateS President Signed SEA No. 0066
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066
- Mar 5, 2026Assigned Number SEA No. 0066
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS Concur:Failed 6-25-0-0-0
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- Mar 2, 2026SenateS Appointed JCC01 Members
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Appointed JCC01 Members
- Feb 25, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 55-4-3-0-0
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS Received for Concurrence
- Feb 24, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 23, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 21, 2026HouseH07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 21, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 18, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 18, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
- Feb 13, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 12, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026SenateS07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- Feb 11, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 9, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 31-0-0-0-0
- Jan 8, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Dec 31, 2025Bill Number Assigned
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- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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