Runoff elections.

HB 249 requires runoff elections for Wyoming's governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, state superintendent of public instruction, and federal offices when no primary candidate receives over 50% of the vote. If a runoff is needed, the top two candidates from the primary advance to a runoff held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in August, with ballot rules specifying how voters mark choices for candidates or write-ins. The bill creates a runoff election account funded by the state to cover costs, including reimbursement to counties for runoff administration. It directly affects voters and candidates in primary elections for these specific statewide and federal offices by changing nomination procedures when no majority is achieved.