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ROCK SPRINGS — As of Tuesday, Oct. 7, Rock Springs is one of the first cities in Wyoming to provide Spanish-language agendas for their bi-monthly city council meetings.
The bill would have let municipalities run their own "ranked choice" elections for nonpartisan local races.
(Laramie, WY) â A new nonpartisan report from the Wyoming Womenâs Foundation and the Equality State Policy Center is the focus of a public discussion next week hosted by the Equality State Policy Center. The six-page report, âWyoming Women in Elected Roles,â was prepared by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming. It explains the importance of representationâregardless of political party, and it offers policy recommendations that support electing more women. Advertisement The roundtable discussion, âWyoming Women in Elected Roles,â...
Voter ID bill advances in Wyoming Legislature (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File) A measure to require a photo ID at the polls is sailing through the Legislature — despite testimony from the Secretary of State and local election clerks that voter fraud is not a problem in Wyoming. House Bill 75 – voter fraud-prevention would require voters to present either a valid Wyoming driver’s license, tribal ID, U.S. passport, military ID or Medicare insurance card when voting in person. Passage of the bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Chuck Gray (R-Casper) and co-sponsored by 56 lawmakers between the H...
Wyoming lawmakers advance voter ID bill despite fraud doubts This article is provided courtesy of the Associated Press. A voter casts his ballot during early voting at the Natrona County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Lines of voters stretched through two floors of the building and, earlier in the day, outside to the parking lot. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) Feb 24, 2021 Article continues below... Nobody on the House Corporations Committee or those who testified on the bill — including Secretary of State Ed Buchanan, who oversees elections in Wyoming and testified before the House Corporati...