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The issue was simply a matter of accountability, former Wyoming Secretary of State Karl Allred told lawmakers Thursday.

The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee had been discussing several changes to the Wyoming Public Records Act, including a bill to make elected officials’ associations subject to the law, which governs the release of government documents like emails and reports.

“I do believe as long as they’re getting taxpayer funds in any way, shape or form, they should be subject to public records requests,” Allred said. “You guys are.”

“Actually, just to correct something,” committee co-chairman Sen. Cale Case

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