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92 WYOMING ELECTION CODE WYOMING not apply with reference to an act passed previous to January 22-24-123. Penalty. Any peri 1, 1973, if the application is filed prior to June 10, 1973. on a petition for initiative or on a 22-24-117. Ballot proposition; preparation and contents. If the petition ly signs his name more than once is properly filed, the secretary of state, with the assistance of the attorney tion, or who signs such petition kr general, shall prepare a ballot proposition. The ballot proposition shall give voter, or who makes a false affi a true and impartial summary of the proposed law or of the referred act and imprisoned shall be fined not mon shall make provision for approval and for disapproval thereof. imprisoned for not more than or 22-24-118. Same; procedure for placing on ballot. The same procedure CH for placing constitutional amendment questions on the ballot, excluding the advertisement thereof, shall be used to place the initiative or referendum bal- CAMPAI lot proposition on the ballot. 22-25-101. Definitions; state! 22-24-119. Same; when placed on ballot. (a) As used in W.S. 22-25-1 (a) The ballot proposition for an initiative shall be placed on the elec- (i) "Political action cc tion ballot of the first statewide general election that is held after: more persons organ (i) The petition is filed; associated for the (ii) A legislative session has convened and adjourned; and money for use in th (iii) A period of one hundred twenty (120) days has expired since for public office, tfc the adjournment of the legislative session. If the attorney general or referendum pei determines that an act of the legislature enacted after the peti- any ballot proposii tion is filed is substantially the same as the proposed law, the (ii) "Candidate's camp petition shall be void and the ballot proposition shall not be (2) or more person placed on the election ballot, and the secretary of state shall ing, collecting or e; so notify the committee. election of a specif (b) The ballot proposition for a referendum shall be placed on the elec- one (1) committee tion ballot of the first statewide general election held more than one hundred date shall designate eighty(180)days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act i shall mi was passed. shall organcapaizegn andcon 22-24-120. Enactment of initiated measure; act rejected by referendum. (b) A political action comm (a) If votes in an amount in excess of fiftyshall file a statement of formatio in the precedingIf percent (50%) of those voting filing is required when any politic general election are cast in favor of adoption of an initiated committee is formed, whether b measure, the proposed law shall be enacted, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The act shall become effective ninety (90) days after certification. formed after an election to defr and treasurer of a committee sha 624 (b) If votes in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of those vot- formation shall list the name ar ing in the preceding general election are cast in favor of rejection of an act referred, the act is rejected, and the secretary of state shall so certify. The and residenceoaddress of the co( mittee formed and the purpose c act rejected by referendum is void thirty (30) days after certification. specific candidates which it will s 22-24-121. Insufficiency of application or petition. An initiative or a to the statement of formation v referendum submitted to the voters shall not be void because of the insuffi- office sought and party affiliatic ciency of the application or petition by which the submission was procured. in those offices as provided by 2224-122. Action for review of determination. Any person aggrieved by 22-25-102. Contribution of any determination made by the secretary of state or by the attorney general talion on contributions; right t• may bring an action in the District Court of Laramie County to have the de- (a) Except as provided by s; termination reviewed by filing application within thirty (30) days of the date of any kind including corpora on which notice of the determination was given. association or civic, frataernal or re 1