Bill Description

AN ACT relating to the attorney general; providing for the election of the attorney general; designating the attorney general as a state elected official; setting the attorney general's term of office; setting the attorney general's salary; providing for filling a vacancy in the position; repealing and modifying provisions for interim appointment; providing for the application of the Ethics and Disclosure Act and other laws to the office of the attorney general and attorney general as a state elected official; amending certain provisions regarding actions the attorney general takes requiring approval of or pursuant to the direction of the governor; prescribing additional duties of the attorney general; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.

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A great bill that will move more power back to the voters by allowing them to elect their Attorney General during regular elections rather than the governor appointing who he wants.  This bill will help with a greater separation of powers, make the Attorney General's office more responsive to Wyoming residents as well as increase the overall level of state elected officials that the voters of Wyoming directly decide.