Wyoming became the second state to require that all would-be voters provide physical documentation of their citizenship to vote in any election, as conservatives step up their nationwide push for policies to bar noncitizens from voter rolls…
Opponents of Wyoming’s change warn that it will trip up people who are eligible to vote. They’ve filed a federal lawsuit to block it, making the case that it imposes unconstitutional burdens because some citizens don’t possess the required documents and now risk being rejected….
The reform, House Bill 156, was adopted into law by the GOP-led legislature in March. But it is the brainchild of Secretary of State Chuck Gray, a Republican who became Wyoming’s chief election official in 2022 after campaigning on accusations that the nation’s elections are “rigged” and amplifying Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential race was stolen from him due to large numbers of noncitizens voting illegally.