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Wyoming is one of a handful of states - and the only one in the eight-state northwest region - that does not allow felons to vote, even after their sentences are fully served and they are back in society.
HB 104 established a process for nonviolent felons to apply to the State Board of Parole for restoration of voting rights. The applicant must have completed all sentences and probation periods. If the Board of Parole approved the application, a certificate would restore the applicant's voting rights. Provisions also were included for appealing a denial of an application.
HB 104 was defeated in the House Judiciary Committee, 3-6.
Reps. Jane Warren (D-H13, Laramie), Deb Alden (R-H3, Wheatland) and George Bagby (D-H15, Rawlins) voted for the bill. Reps. Colin Simpson (committee chair, R-H24, Cody), Rosie Berger (R-H51, Big Horn), Ed Buchanan (R-H4, Torrington), Jack Landon (R-H30, Sheridan), Monte Olsen (R-H22, Daniel), and Owen Petersen (R-H19, Mountain View) voted no, citing problems with the application process.
Meanwhile, a very similar measure in the form of SF 65 was introduced in the Senate.
SF 65 was almost identical with HB 104, except that it added a waiting period of five years after completion of all sentences and probation periods before the person could apply for restoration of voting rights.
SF 65 passed the Senate Judicial Committee 4-1, with Sen. Curt Meier (R, S3, LaGrange) casting the only NO vote. Sens. Bruce Burns, (R, S21), Ken Decaria (D, S15), Keith Goodenough (D, S28) and John Hanes (R, S5) voted YES.
With only minor amendments to clarify some parts of the bill, SF 65 passed the full Senate, 20-10, and passed the House 48-12.
The votes listed below are Third Reading (final passage) votes in the Senate and House.
A YES vote means the legislator supported reinstating a nonviolent felons right to vote, after all sentences and probationary periods have been served and after an additional five year waiting period has passed.
A NO vote means the legislator did not support reinstating the right to vote for these people.
| Bighorn Basin Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | No | |
| H 24 | Colin Simpson (R) | Yes | |
| H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | Yes | |
| S 19 | Laness D. Northrup (R) | No | |
| H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | No | |
| H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | Yes | |
| S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | Yes | |
| H 27 | Jane Wostenberg (R) | No | |
| H 28 | Micheal Baker (R) | Yes | |
| Casper-Area Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | No | |
| H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | Yes | |
| H 36 | Liz Gentile (D) | Yes | |
| S 28 | Keith Goodenough (D) | Yes | |
| H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | Yes | |
| H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | Yes | |
| S 29 | Bill Hawks (R) | No | |
| H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | Yes | |
| H 59 | Mary Gilmore (D) | Yes | |
| S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | No | |
| H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | Yes | |
| H 58 | Ann Robinson (D) | Yes | |
| Cheyenne-Area Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 4 | April Brimmer Kunz (R) | No | |
| H 7 | Tony Ross (R) | Yes | |
| H 41 | Becket Hinckley (R) | No | |
| S 5 | John Hanes (R) | Yes | |
| H 8 | Larry Meuli (R) | Yes | |
| H 42 | Pete Illoway (R) | No | |
| S 6 | Rich Cathcart (D) | Yes | |
| H 9 | Wayne Johnson (R) | No | |
| H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | No | |
| S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | Yes | |
| H 11 | Wayne Reese (D) | Yes | |
| H 43 | Ed Prosser (R) | Yes | |
| S 8 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | Yes | |
| H 12 | Layton Morgan (D) | Yes | |
| H 44 | Floyd Esquibel (D) | Yes | |
| Gillette-Area Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 23 | John Hines (R) | Yes | |
| H 31 | Jene Jansen (R) | No | |
| H 52 | George McMurtrey (R) | No | |
| S 24 | Richard A. Erb (R) | No | |
| H 32 | Jeff Wasserburger (R) | Yes | |
| H 53 | Frank Latta (R) | Yes | |
| Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 25 | Cale Case (R) | Yes | |
| H 33 | Harry Tipton (R) | Yes | |
| H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | Yes | |
| S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | Yes | |
| H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | Yes | |
| H 55 | David Miller (R) | No | |
| Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 1 | Bill Barton (R) | Yes | |
| H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | Yes | |
| H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | Yes | |
| S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | No | |
| H 5 | James C. Hageman (R) | Yes | |
| H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | Yes | |
| S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | No | |
| H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | Yes | |
| H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | Yes | |
| Sheridan-Area Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | Yes | |
| H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | Yes | |
| H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | Yes | |
| S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | Yes | |
| H 30 | Jack Landon (R) | Yes | |
| H 40 | Doug Osborn (R) | No | |
| South Central WY Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | Yes | |
| H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | Yes | |
| H 45 | Lorna Johnson (D) | Yes | |
| S 10 | Irene Devin (R) | Yes | |
| H 14 | Phil Nicholas (R) | Yes | |
| H 46 | James Slater (R) | Yes | |
| S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | Yes | |
| H 15 | George Bagby (D) | Yes | |
| H 47 | Kurt Bucholz (R) | Yes | |
| Southwest WY Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Yes | |
| H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | Yes | |
| H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | Yes | |
| S 13 | Tex Boggs (D) | Yes | |
| H 17 | Fred Parady (R) | Yes | |
| H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | Yes | |
| S 14 | Larry Caller (D) | Yes | |
| H 18 | Mick Powers (R) | Yes | |
| H 39 | Chris Boswell (D) | Yes | |
| S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | Yes | |
| H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | No | |
| H 49 | Saundra Meyer (D) | Yes | |
| West Central WY Legislators | SF65 - S3 2/12/03 | House 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 16 | Delaine Roberts (R) | Yes | |
| H 20 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes | |
| H 21 | Randall Luthi (R) | Yes | |
| S 17 | Grant Larson (R) | No | |
| H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | No | |
| H 23 | Clarene Law (R) | Yes | |
See Southwest Region for H 16 and S 12 | |||