Wyoming 2020 ballot measures

Elections in Wyoming, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 19
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One statewide ballot measure was certified for the ballot in Wyoming on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.

HIGHLIGHTS

The state legislature referred an amendment to the 2020 ballot regarding local indebtedness for sewage systems. It was defeated.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment A	Public works and Government finances	Removes the constitutional limit on local indebtedness for the creation of sewage systems	d

Potential measures

The Wyoming State Legislature was able to refer measures to the ballot during its 2020 legislative session, which ended on March 12, 2020. The signature deadline for citizen initiatives passed on February 7, 2020.

Getting measures on the ballot

As soon as petition sponsors have received the petition form from the state, they have 18 months to collect and submit signatures. If sufficient signatures have been gathered, the measure is presented to voters at the next general election after a legislative session has convened and adjourned. The signature deadline for initiatives passed on February 7, 2020.

For referendums, signatures must be submitted no later than 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

The Wyoming Legislature has the power to place constitutional amendments on the ballot when a two-thirds majority of members in each house of the legislature approves the amendment.

Once on the ballot, the amendment must be approved by a simple majority of the electors.

Referral of 2020 constitutional amendment

The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the constitutional amendment certified for the ballot, the votes the amendment received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the amendment in each legislative chamber:

Wyoming Constitutional Amendment A, Municipal Debt for Sewage Systems Measure				Democrats	Republicans
Senate:	Required: 20	Yes votes: 27 (90.0%)	No votes: 3 (10.0%)	Yes: 3; No: 0	Yes: 24; No: 3
House:	Required: 40	Yes votes: 45 (75%)	No votes: 12 (20%)	Yes: 9; No: 0	Yes: 35; No: 12

Historical facts

See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Wyoming and List of Wyoming ballot measures

• Between 1996 and 2018, 28 measures appeared on the ballot in Wyoming.
• From 1996 to 2018, an average of two measures appeared on the ballot in even-numbered years.
• Between 1996 and 2018, 18 of 28 measures, or 64 percent, were approved, and 10 of 28 measures, or 36 percent, were defeated.

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Call for Federal Amendment to Define Political Speech and Regulate Money in Politics Initiative	Federal constitutional issues and Definition of a corporation	Proposed calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding political spending and the definition of political speech
LRCA	Legislative Sessions Amendment	State legislatures	Removes the distinction between general sessions and budget sessions of the legislature, therefore removing the two-thirds supermajority vote required to introduce legislation in budget sessions
LRCA	Mineral Royalties for Education Funding Amendment	Natural resources and Education	Allows two-thirds of state mineral royalty earnings to fund public schools for six years
LRCA	Remove Two-Thirds Introductory Vote Requirement During Budget Session Amendment	State legislatures measures	Removes the two-thirds supermajority vote requirement for introducing bills in the budget session

See also

• 2020 ballot measures
• List of Wyoming ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Wyoming
• Wyoming signature requirements