Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires 30 days of residency in Wyoming before the date of the election a person wishes to vote in, effective July 1, 2025.

Highlights:

• Requires a qualified elector to be a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election they wish to vote in (Sec. 1). 

• Defines a “qualified elector” as an individual who (Sec 1):

• Has not been convicted of a felony or has had their voting rights restored;

• Is registered to vote;

• Will be at least 18 years old on the day of the election;

• Is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent;

• Is a bona fide resident of Wyoming; and

• Has been a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election.

• Specifies that voter registration shall now include the entry and verification of a person’s residence, including providing proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a person may vote by absentee ballot after having registered by mail and having submitted their acceptable identification and proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the secretary of state shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this bill (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect on July 1, 2025 (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires 30 days of residency in Wyoming before the date of the election a person wishes to vote in, effective July 1, 2025.

Highlights:

• Requires a qualified elector to be a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election they wish to vote in (Sec. 1). 

• Defines a “qualified elector” as an individual who (Sec 1):

• Has not been convicted of a felony or has had their voting rights restored;

• Is registered to vote;

• Will be at least 18 years old on the day of the election;

• Is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent;

• Is a bona fide resident of Wyoming; and

• Has been a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election.

• Specifies that voter registration shall now include the entry and verification of a person’s residence, including providing proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a person may vote by absentee ballot after having registered by mail and having submitted their acceptable identification and proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the secretary of state shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this bill (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect on July 1, 2025 (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires 30 days of residency in Wyoming before the date of the election a person wishes to vote in, effective July 1, 2025.

Highlights:

• Requires a qualified elector to be a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election they wish to vote in (Sec. 1). 

• Defines a “qualified elector” as an individual who (Sec 1):

• Has not been convicted of a felony or has had their voting rights restored;

• Is registered to vote;

• Will be at least 18 years old on the day of the election;

• Is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent;

• Is a bona fide resident of Wyoming; and

• Has been a bona fide resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before the date of the election.

• Specifies that voter registration shall now include the entry and verification of a person’s residence, including providing proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a person may vote by absentee ballot after having registered by mail and having submitted their acceptable identification and proof of residence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the secretary of state shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this bill (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect on July 1, 2025 (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text