Wyoming voters would elect House members through county-based candidate lists

Voters would be able to vote for one candidate list in a general election. This would apply to elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives. A party list could include no more candidates than the district elects. A candidate nominated by petition would count as a one-candidate list. The bill says these rules would apply starting with the 2026 primary and general elections.

Political parties would choose how to nominate House candidates, using the same method in every district. These rules would cover major and minor parties nominating candidates for the Wyoming House. Major parties could use a primary or another method. Minor parties would nominate House candidates under party rules, not in a primary. For parties using a primary, candidates would be ordered on the general election list by their primary vote totals. Parties would certify their nomination method by June 1 of each even-numbered year. Parties not using a primary would certify their nominations by the primary election date.

House seats would be assigned to candidate lists based on their general election vote totals. The process would apply separately in each House district. The bill specifies the greatest divisors, or Jefferson, method to assign seats. Candidates would take seats in their list's order. If a list won more seats than it had candidates, all its candidates would be elected and remaining seats would be assigned among lists with candidates left. The bill says this process would apply starting with the 2026 primary and general elections.

House districts would consist of whole counties or groups of whole counties, with a set number of representatives for each district. The proposed map assigns representatives to districts made from Wyoming counties. The bill says the map would apply starting with the 2026 primary and general elections.

The bill would say Wyoming election law does not authorize ranked-choice voting and that conflicting local rules are void. This would apply to Wyoming elections and to county, town, or other government rules that purport to authorize ranked-choice voting. The text defines ranked-choice voting to include ranking candidates for multiple rounds of counting, and any system that lets a voter vote for more candidates than an office allows. The bill says it would take effect immediately after all required steps for becoming law are completed.