22-2-122. State and federal share of qualified election expenses; election readiness account.
(a) There is created the election readiness account. The account shall consist of federal funds received by the state of Wyoming from the federal election assistance commission's 2018 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security fund and any state appropriations authorized by the legislature. Funds in the account shall be subject to appropriation. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, earnings from the funds in the account shall be credited to the account and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.
(b) Funds in the account shall only be used for replacement and maintenance of voting systems and other ongoing election costs as allowed by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Disbursements and expenditures from the account shall be made at the discretion of the secretary of state in consultation with the county clerks.
(c) Commencing in 2019, and annually thereafter, the secretary of state shall document disbursements and expenditures from the account. No later than November 15 of each year, the secretary of state shall report any disbursements and expenditures from the account to the joint appropriations committee, the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee and the governor.
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