Constitutional amendment vote requirement.
This Wyoming legislative bill (SJ 3) proposes amending the state constitution to require future constitutional amendments to be approved by a majority of voters in at least three-fourths of Wyoming's counties (not just statewide). It would directly affect all future constitutional amendment proposals by adding this county-level approval requirement. The key change modifies Article 20, Section 1 of the Wyoming Constitution, which currently only requires statewide voter approval. The bill failed to advance after a 14-17 vote against introduction on February 16, 2024.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Senate Failed
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2024
Last action Feb 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2024
How they voted
13–17
Failed
Total votes 30
Feb 16, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican28
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 16, 2024
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (13-17)
senate
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
S Failed Introduction 14-17-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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