Wyoming 2026 Session Status: Enacted 16 R cosponsors

SF 113 — 2026 election hand count comparison.

Last action — Governor Signed SEA No. 0061

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) on March 08, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

This act requires the Secretary of State to select one (1) federal and one (1) statewide race on which each county must conduct a hand count audit. Each county clerk must also conduct a hand count audit for all legislative races in their respective county. Each county canvassing board may also audit additional races beyond those designated by the Secretary of State. This act requires county clerks to conduct a hand count audit of approximately five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast on election day. The results of the hand count audit shall be compared to the results tabulated by electronic tabulating machines in the same county in the same elections. This act requires a hand count of a requisite number of electronic tabulating machines equal to approximately five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast on election day. The results of that audit must be compared to the hand count audit authorized by this act. This act lays out requirements for how hand count audits conducted in the 2026 primary and general elections shall be conducted. Comments: The audit boards in each county shall report any inconsistencies or errors between the original count completed by electronic tabulating machines and the results of the hand count required by this act to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall report the results of the hand count and any inconsistencies or errors found to the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee by May 1, 2027.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

142 added · 153 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill SF 113 now emphasizes the requirement for county clerks to conduct a hand count of election votes for both the 2026 primary and general elections. It clarifies the appointments of judges for elections and counting boards, ensuring they come from lists provided by political party county chairmen. These changes matter because they enhance transparency and accountability in the election process, reassuring the public about the integrity of the vote counting.

→
Previous
Latest
S TATE OF W YOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY SENATE FILE NO.
ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO.
SF0113 general election hand count comparison.
SF0113 ENROLLED ACT NO.
Sponsored by:
61, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to elections;
Senator(s) Crago, Barlow, Biteman, Landen, Nethercott, Olsen and Salazar and Representative(s) Byron, Clouston, Connolly, Fornstrom, Harshman, Lawley, Williams and Wylie A BILL for AN ACT relating to elections;
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
9 Section 1.
Section 1.
SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY 2 (d) Not later than June 30, the county clerk on each general election year shall appoint judges of election and counting boards and alternates from lists submitted by the county chairmen of the major and minor political parties.
(d) Not later than June 30, the county clerk on each general election year shall appoint judges of election and counting boards and alternates from lists submitted by the county chairmen of the major and minor political parties.
9 22-8-102.
22-8-102.
For the 2026 primary and general elections, a judge of election shall not be a member of a counting board SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY at the same election except as provided by W.S.
For the 2026 primary and general elections, a ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO.
SF0113 ENROLLED ACT NO.
61, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION judge of election shall not be a member of a counting board at the same election except as provided by W.S.
4 Section 2.
Section 2.
6 (a) In addition to the audits required under W.S.
(a) In addition to the audits required under W.S.
The secretary of state may select different federal and statewide races to be audited for each county, but in no instance shall the secretary of state select more than one (1) federal race and one (1) SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY statewide race per county.
The secretary of state may select different federal and statewide races to be audited for each county, but in no instance shall the secretary of state select more than one (1) federal race and one (1) statewide race per county.
(b) For the 2026 primary election and 2026 general election, the county canvassing board shall select a requisite number of electronic tabulating machines whose cumulative number of ballots cast on election day totals as close to five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast in their respective county as possible.
ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO.
SF0113 ENROLLED ACT NO.
61, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION (b) For the 2026 primary election and 2026 general election, the county canvassing board shall select a requisite number of electronic tabulating machines whose cumulative number of ballots cast on election day totals as close to five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast in their respective county as possible.
4 SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY (c) Each hand count audit conducted under this section shall be conducted as follows:
(c) Each hand count audit conducted under this section shall be conducted as follows:
4 (i) The county clerk shall appoint audit boards prior to the conclusion of the county canvass but shall not be required to appoint the boards by the deadline set in W.S.
(i) The county clerk shall appoint audit boards prior to the conclusion of the county canvass but shall not be required to appoint the boards by the deadline set in W.S.
(iii) Audit boards appointed by the county clerk under this section shall tabulate each mark, undervote or overvote as would be counted by electronic tabulating SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY equipment according to the instructions printed on the ballot.
(iii) Audit boards appointed by the county clerk under this section shall tabulate each mark, undervote or overvote as would be counted by electronic tabulating ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO.
4 (d) Any inconsistencies or errors between the original count tabulated by the electronic tabulating machines and the hand count audit required under this section shall be reported to the secretary of state not less than nine (9) days after the date of the county canvass.
SF0113 ENROLLED ACT NO.
(e) Any ballot inconsistencies or counting errors between the original electronic ballot count and the hand count audit required under this section discovered during the hand count audit process shall be reported by the secretary of state to the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee on or before May 1, 2027.
61, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION equipment according to the instructions printed on the ballot.
6 SF0113 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0326 CORRECTED COPY Section 3.
(d) Any inconsistencies or errors between the original count tabulated by the electronic tabulating machines and the hand count audit required under this section shall be reported to the secretary of state not less than nine (9) days after the date of the county canvass.
(e) The hand count audit required under this section shall be reported by the secretary of state to the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee on or before May 1, 2027.
ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO.
SF0113 ENROLLED ACT NO.
61, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION Section 3.
(END) SF0113
(END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED:
_________ DATE APPROVED:
_________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk 5
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Amendments

7 amendments

Click Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.

Action History

  1. Governor Signed SEA No. 0061

  2. Assigned Chapter Number 101

  3. S President Signed SEA No. 0061

  4. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0061

  5. H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-7-1-0-0

  6. Assigned Number SEA No. 0061

  7. H COW:Passed

  8. H 2nd Reading:Passed

  9. H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0

  10. H Placed on General File

  11. H Received for Introduction

  12. H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

  14. S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. S COW:Passed

  16. S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  17. S Placed on General File

  18. S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 29-2-0-0-0

  19. Bill Number Assigned

  20. S Received for Introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 77 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (77)

77 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 77 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

elections
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SF 113 do?
This act requires the Secretary of State to select one (1) federal and one (1) statewide race on which each county must conduct a hand count audit. Each county clerk must also conduct a hand count audit for all legislative races in their respective county. Each county canvassing board may also audit additional races beyond those designated by the Secretary of State. This act requires county clerks to conduct a hand count audit of approximately five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast on election day. The results of the hand count audit shall be compared to the results tabulated by electronic tabulating machines in the same county in the same elections. This act requires a hand count of a requisite number of electronic tabulating machines equal to approximately five percent (5%) of the total number of ballots cast on election day. The results of that audit must be compared to the hand count audit authorized by this act. This act lays out requirements for how hand count audits conducted in the 2026 primary and general elections shall be conducted. Comments: The audit boards in each county shall report any inconsistencies or errors between the original count completed by electronic tabulating machines and the results of the hand count required by this act to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall report the results of the hand count and any inconsistencies or errors found to the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee by May 1, 2027.
Who sponsors SF 113?
SF 113 is sponsored by Tim Salazar (Republican), Jared Olsen (Republican), Tara Nethercott (Republican), Taft Love (Republican), Bill Landen (Republican), Barry Crago (Republican), Bo Biteman (Republican), Eric Barlow (Republican), Cody Wylie (Republican), JD Williams (Republican), Martha Lawley (Republican), Steve Harshman (Republican), Justin Fornstrom (Republican), Marilyn Connolly (Republican), Ken Clouston (Republican), and Andrew Byron (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 113?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SF 113?
Track SF 113 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SF 113

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SF 113

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →