Elections-hand counting for recounts.

Wyoming's HB 52 requires hand counting for certain election recounts when vote margins are extremely narrow. Specifically, it mandates hand counts for all statewide, legislative, and federal races where the difference between the top two candidates is less than 1% of the votes cast for the winning candidate. This applies to both county-level recounts (if the margin is under 1% in that county) and statewide recounts (if the margin is under 1% across the entire state). The bill directly affects county canvassing boards, candidates requesting recounts, and election officials responsible for conducting the hand counts. It replaces machine-based recounts with manual counts in these specific close-margin scenarios.