2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 28 - Legislature
Chapter 2 - Legislative Districts Of Members

CHAPTER 2 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF MEMBERS

 

28-2-101. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-102. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-103. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-104. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-105. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-106. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-107. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, 2.

 

28-2-108. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, 2.

 

28-2-109. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, 2.

 

28-2-110. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, 2.

 

28-2-111. Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, 2.

 

28-2-112. Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, 7.

 

28-2-113. Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, 7.

 

28-2-114. Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, 7.

 

28-2-115. Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 1, 3.

 

 

28-2-116. Legislative districts generally; definitions.

 

(a) As used in W.S. 28-2-116 through 28-2-119:

 

(i) "Census block" means a geographic area of the state of Wyoming specified by the United States bureau of the census in accordance with the 2000 decennial census and identified uniquely by census block number;

 

(ii) "Voter tabulation district" or "VTD" means a geographic area of the state of Wyoming specified by the United States bureau of the census in accordance with the 2000 decennial census and identified by Wyoming VTD name and number;

 

(iii) "This act" means W.S. 28-2-116 through 28-2-119.

 

(b) As used in W.S. 28-2-118 and 28-2-119 unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(i) "District (number)" designates the legislative district number assigned to a house or senate legislative district from which a legislator is elected under this act;

 

(ii) "(Name of) County" designates either that the entire named Wyoming county is within the legislative district or that a portion of the named Wyoming county as specified is within the legislative district;

 

(iii) "VTD" designates either that the entire voter tabulation district as named by the United States bureau of the census for the 2000 decennial census within the named county is a part of the legislative district or that a portion of the named voter tabulation district within the named county as specified is a part of the legislative district;

 

(iv) "Blocks" designates the entire census block as numbered by the United States bureau of the census for the 2000 decennial census within the named VTD and county is a part of the legislative district.

 

(c) W.S. 28-2-118 creates legislative districts for the Wyoming senate and W.S. 28-2-119 creates legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives.

 

(d) The secretary of state shall maintain and make available for public inspection in a hardcopy or electronic format, or both, during regular business hours:

 

(i) The United States Public Law 94-171 data for the 2000 decennial census that office received from the United States bureau of the census; and

 

(ii) The list and geographic description of the legislative districts for the Wyoming senate as printed in "Attachment A" referenced in W.S. 28-2-118(b) and enacted into law and the list and geographic description of the legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives as printed in "Attachment B" referenced in W.S. 28-2-119(b) and enacted into law.

 

28-2-117. Effective date of changes in senate districts.

 

(a) Changes in all senate districts are effective for the 2002 general election and the fifty-seventh legislature.

 

(b) Members for senate districts designated as odd-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) shall be elected for a term of four (4) years at the 2002 general election. No election shall be held in 2002 for senate districts designated as even-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) for which members were elected at the 2000 general election and nothing in this act shall affect the terms of those members. Members for senate districts designated as even-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) shall be elected for a term of four (4) years at the 2004 general election.

 

(c) Nothing in this act otherwise affects the terms of members of the fifty-sixth legislature.

 

28-2-118. Senate legislative districts; lists of census blocks for split voter tabulation districts in the senate.

 

(a) Subsection (b) of this section creates legislative districts for the Wyoming senate consisting of the numbered legislative districts contained therein. The number of senators to be elected from each legislative district shall be as specified in subsection (b) of this section. The area within a county, voter tabulation district or census block as provided in paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection is determined using the United States bureau of census topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing data base (TIGER ). Each numbered legislative district in subsection (b) of this section consists of the combined geographic area within the:

 

(i) Entire specified county, if the county alone is listed with no geographic subdivision listed below it;

 

(ii) Voter tabulation district, if any are listed below the particular county; and

 

(iii) Census block, if any are listed below the particular voter tabulation district. A census block listed below a voter tabulation district indicates a split voter tabulation district.

 

(b) (See Attachment A)

 

28-2-119. House legislative districts; lists of census blocks for split voter tabulation districts in the house of representatives.

 

(a) Subsection (b) of this section creates legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives consisting of the numbered legislative districts contained therein. The number of representatives to be elected from each legislative district shall be as specified in subsection (b) of this section. The area within a county, voter tabulation district or census block as provided in paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection is determined using the United States bureau of census topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing data base (TIGER ). Each numbered legislative district in subsection (b) of this section consists of the combined geographic area within the:

 

(i) Entire specified county, if the county alone is listed with no geographic subdivision listed below it;

 

(ii) Voter tabulation district, if any are listed below the particular county; and

 

(iii) Census block, if any are listed below the particular voter tabulation district. A census block listed below a voter tabulation district indicates a split voter tabulation district.

 

(b) (See Attachment B)