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 House and Senate, is all but certain.
Wyoming looking to hike fees, divert highway funds to pay for ~$80M vehicle record system By Brendan LaChance on February 25, 2021
(File Photo; Trevor T. Trujillo, Oil City News)
CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature is working to find a way to pay for a new transportation information record system. The estimated cost of the new system keeps ballooning.
The state’s current Revenue Information System (RIS) provides “services to our citizens related to driver licenses, driving records and vehicle registration” and relies on “antiquated” COBOL technology developed in the 1980s, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
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The system is used by law enforcement agencies across the state as well as county clerks and treasurers offices in all 23 counties. WYDOT says that several federal agencies and third-party vendors also contract to use the system.