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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming clarifies voter qualifications and registration definitions
Last action · February 27, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 9Sponsor: Corporations
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming updates statutes to clarify definitions of "" and make conforming changes related to voter registration and qualifications, effective June 1, 2026.
The measure establishes consistent statutory definitions regarding age, residency, and citizenship requirements for voters across multiple state code sections.
- The Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee proposed the legislation to clarify voter qualifications under Wyoming's Election Code. 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.
Wyoming voters
Voters must meet the clarified statutory definitions and sign updated registration oaths regarding age, residency, and citizenship.
Registry agents
Registry agents administer oaths and manage voter registrations using updated statutory forms and definitions.
Key Facts
- Clarifies the definition of a "qualified elector" across multiple sections of Wyoming statutes.
- Requires that a qualified elector be a U.S. citizen, a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least thirty days before the election, and at least eighteen years of age on the day of the next election.
- Excludes currently adjudicated mentally incompetent persons and individuals convicted of felonies whose rights have not been restored from being qualified electors.
- Updates voter registration oath forms to reflect statutory qualifications.
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- Sets the effective date of the act as June 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Feb 27, 2026Governor Signed SEA No. 0005
- Feb 27, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 9
- Feb 26, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0005
- Feb 25, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
- Feb 25, 2026Assigned Number SEA No. 0005
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS President Signed SEA No. 0005
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- Feb 24, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 23, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 17, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0
- Feb 16, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 13, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 12, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026SenateS07 - Corporations:Recommend 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 5, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Dec 31, 2025Bill Number Assigned
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