Section 22-20-209 – Procedure When Congress Directs Manner of Holding Ratifying Convention.
22-20-209. Procedure when congress directs manner of holding ratifying convention. (a) If congress, either in the resolution submitting the question or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the ratifying convention shall be constituted, the provisions of this chapter are inoperative, and the ratifying convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or […]
Section 22-20-207 – Costs and Expenses to Be Borne by County.
22-20-207. Costs and expenses to be borne by county. All costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in each county shall be borne and paid by the county in which the costs accrued.
Section 22-20-208 – Convening of State Ratifying Convention; Costs and Expenses; Certification of Results.
22-20-208. Convening of state ratifying convention; costs and expenses; certification of results. (a) If the governor issues a proclamation calling a state ratifying convention, it is the duty of the secretary of state to convene the ratifying convention and make all necessary arrangements. (b) The costs incidental to the holding of the state ratifying convention […]
Section 22-20-202 – Election of Delegates to State Ratifying Convention.
22-20-202. Election of delegates to state ratifying convention. In each county of this state there shall be held a county convention of the qualified electors of the county at the time fixed by the proclamation. An election shall be held in which not less than five (5) delegates from each county and (1) one additional […]
Section 22-20-203 – Convening of County Convention; Presiding Officer; Certification of Results.
22-20-203. Convening of county convention; presiding officer; certification of results. It is the duty of the chairman of the board of county commissioners or some other member of the board in each county to convene the county convention and preside over it until the delegates chosen thereto select a chairman of the convention. It is […]
Section 22-20-204 – Rules of Practice for County Conventions; Convention Ballots.
22-20-204. Rules of practice for county conventions; convention ballots. (a) The rules of practice, procedure and conduct of the business of the several county conventions specified in W.S. 22-20-202 are those prescribed by “Robert’s Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Order”. (b) The vote on the selection of delegates to the state ratifying convention shall be […]
Section 22-20-205 – Determining Apportionment of Representation at Conventions.
22-20-205. Determining apportionment of representation at conventions. In the apportionment of representation in the county convention and state ratifying convention, the last federal census is the basis upon which the right to representation in the conventions shall be determined.
Section 22-20-206 – Board of Commissioners to Act as Election Commissioners.
22-20-206. Board of commissioners to act as election commissioners. For the purpose of providing the necessary facilities and conveniences for conducting each of the meetings and conventions provided for by this chapter, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of this state are appointed election commissioners of their respective counties. It is their […]
Section 22-20-201 – Proclamation of Governor Calling State Ratifying Convention.
22-20-201. Proclamation of governor calling state ratifying convention. (a) If the congress of the United States of America proposes any question of repealing, amending or altering the constitution of the United States of America, or any part thereof, to be submitted to a ratifying convention of delegates chosen by the qualified electors of the state […]