怀俄明州议会委员会将多项选举相关法案送交2027年会期

怀俄明州议会一个临时委员会10月22日表决,将13项选举相关法案中的8项送交2027年州议会例会审议,其中多项获得自由党团(Freedom Caucus)成员或与其立场相近议员的支持。将进入例会的法案包括:HB 83(要求使用笔与纸质选票)、HB 84与HB 85(禁止投票箱与“选票收割”)、HB 87(重新计票须人工计票)、HB 88(要求各政党投票站观察员均可查看投票点)、HB 89(要求独立候选人须为无党派)、HB 90(更新投票可接受的身份证件种类)、HB 91(明确经选举产生的党内官员为县中央委员会成员)。
另有4项法案留待下次会议继续讨论:HB 86(选区随机人工计票审计)、HB 92(市级民选官员罢免)、HB 94(选后审计程序修改)、HB 95(所有选票人工计票);HB 97(修改初选政党归属变更日期)则被无限期搁置。会上有人士对选举安全表示担忧,认为公众记录并未显示存在舞弊问题;怀俄明州妇女选民联盟的 Marguerite Herman 也表示,现行选举法规并未被证明存在舞弊或差错。该委员会将于11月17日至18日在 Cheyenne 举行临时期间最后一次会议,之后2027年例会将于1月12日开幕。
Wyoming Legislative Committee Sends Election Bills to the 2027 Session
A Wyoming legislative interim committee voted on October 22 to send eight of 13 election-related bills to the 2027 legislative session, with many receiving support from Freedom Caucus members or lawmakers aligned with the caucus. The bills advancing are HB 83, requiring pen-and-paper ballots; HB 84 and HB 85, prohibiting drop boxes and ballot harvesting; HB 87, requiring hand counting for recounts; HB 88, requiring poll watchers from each political party to be able to view polling locations; HB 89, requiring independent candidates to be unaffiliated; HB 90, updating acceptable identification for voting; and HB 91, specifying that duly elected party officials are members of county central committees.
Four bills were held for the next meeting: HB 86 (random hand-count audits of precincts), HB 92 (recall of elected municipal officials), HB 94 (changes to post-election audit procedures) and HB 95 (hand counting of all ballots). HB 97, which would change the date for primary party-affiliation changes, was tabled indefinitely. Some speakers raised concerns about election security, arguing the public record does not show a fraud problem; Marguerite Herman of the League of Women Voters of Wyoming said there has been no evidence that current election statutes allow fraud or mistakes. The committee will hold its final interim meeting on November 17 and 18 in Cheyenne before the 2027 session begins on January 12.
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