Bill > SF0098

This bill requires candidates for school board trustee to have their political party affiliation printed on general election ballots, marking a significant change to the current nonpartisan election process for school board races. Specifically, the legislation creates a new statute (W.S. 22-6-131) mandating that school board candidate ballots include the candidate's political party affiliation, which was previously prohibited for nonpartisan elections. The bill modifies existing election law to allow party designations for school board trustee races, which have traditionally been considered nonpartisan elections where political party affiliations were not disclosed. The secretary of state is tasked with creating rules to implement this new requirement, and the law will take effect on July 1, 2025. This change could potentially introduce more political transparency to school board elections by allowing voters to see candidates' party affiliations, but it also represents a departure from the longstanding nonpartisan nature of these local electoral contests.

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https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0098