As Wyoming lawmakers rehash election reforms, two familiar camps remain divided

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As they have before, lawmakers gathered Friday to debate a bevy of bills aimed at redesigning the state’s elections. And like before, hours of testimony before the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee appeared to do little to change anyone’s mind.

Those who have aligned themselves with Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray and his election-reform agenda were steadfast, while those who have been skeptical of the years-long pursuit to revamp the state’s elections remained skeptical.

Lawmakers filed 45 election-related bills in the 2025 general election — accounting for about 8% of all legislation