2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 28 - LEGISLATURE
CHAPTER 12 - SENATE CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
SECTION 28-12-102 - Senate consideration of gubernatorial appointments; procedure; roll call vote required.
28-12-102. Senate consideration of gubernatorial appointments; procedure; roll call vote required.
(a) The senate, in a manner it determines, shall review the qualifications of each person whose name is submitted to it for consideration in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101(a).
(b) After review of nominees in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the senate, within five (5) legislative working days after submission by roll call vote, shall confirm or reject each gubernatorial nominee requiring the advice and consent of the senate.
(c) If the senate does not consent to a nominee for a given office, the governor shall submit the name, address and biography of another person for senate consideration if the legislature is still in session. If the legislature has adjourned, the governor may make a temporary appointment as provided in W.S. 28-12-101(b). No person rejected by the senate shall be appointed to or serve in, either temporarily or otherwise, the public office for which his nomination was rejected.
