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Wyoming Lawmakers Grant Initial Approval to Election Reform Voter ID Bill
A bill that would require voters to submit photo identification at the polls passed its first vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives on March 1.
The legislation, House Bill 75, requires voters to present either a Wyoming driver’s license, or identification card, tribal identification card, valid U.S. passport, U.S. military card, or Medicare insurance card when casting their ballots in elections.
The bill wouldn’t apply to people voting by absentee ballot after registering in person or by mail.
It still requires a further two votes to clear the House. If successful, it would then proceed to the Senate.
Credit Wyoming Legislature
The Wyoming House Corporations Committee approved a bill that looks to change the rules around voter identification in the state.
The bill would require voters to show specific identifications such as drivers licenses, state issued and tribal ID cards, passports or military ID or a medicare card, before voting in person.
Many people testified and were split on whether such a bill was necessary given there are few to no voter fraud cases in Wyoming. Additionally, it could lead to potential barriers and voting access issues.
Marguerite Herman from Wyoming s League of Women Voters said there isn t much of a premise for it.