Elections-independent candidate requirements.

HB 54 requires independent candidates for partisan offices in Wyoming to affirm they are unaffiliated with any major or minor political party. It increases the signature requirement for independent candidates from 2% to 5% of votes cast for Congress in the last election, and extends the filing deadline for petitions from 70 to 81 days before the primary election. The bill directly affects individuals seeking office as independent candidates for statewide, countywide, or district-level partisan positions. These changes apply to all independent candidates filing petitions under Wyoming law, effective immediately upon enactment.