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Meeting Notice M EETING NOTICE W YOMING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE OFFICE JOINT CORPORATIONS, ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE Senator Cale Case and Representative Dan Zwonitzer, Co-chairmen of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, have announced the Committee will meet: September 18 & 19, 2017 The Inn at Lander 260 Grandview Dr. Lander, WY DRAFT AGENDA The purpose of the meeting is to continue the interim work of the Committee. The Committee will receive testimony and consider information concerning extraterritorial jurisdiction; issues related to municipal jurisdiction including authority over surface water drainage systems; corporate filing fees, registration fees and other corporate fees; election offenses and investigations; campaign finance, disclosures and electioneering; proposed revisions to elections laws; statutory gender references; the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's accreditation; proposed revisions to Wyoming's insurance laws; automatic renewal provisions in consumer contracts; internet service providers and web browsing history; the Wyoming Public Service Commission; and electric utility regulation. A draft agenda for the meeting is included with this meeting notice. The draft agenda likely will be refined after the date of this notice and the revised version(s) will be available on the legislative Web site at: www.wyoleg.gov. Please direct questions about the meeting to Legislative Service Office Committee staff Anna Mumford or Chris Land at: (307) 777-7881. Individuals who plan to provide materials to the Committee should provide the materials to committee staff in electronic format at least two weeks prior to the meeting. Copies of the materials, on three-hole punched paper, should be brought to the meeting, including 20 copies for the Committee and additional copies for interested members of the audience. All materials provided to the Committee in written form will be part of the official record of the Committee’s meeting and will be on file at the Legislative Service Office. Minutes of the meeting will be available on the legislative Web site at: www.wyoleg.gov. Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting should contact the Legislative Service Office at: (307) 777-7881, or by e-mail at: [email protected], for assistance. Members of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee: Senators: Cale Case, Wyatt Agar, Tara Nethercott, Stephan Pappas, Charles Scott Representatives: Dan Zwonitzer, Jim Blackburn, James Byrd, Roy Edwards, Danny Eyre, Dan Furphy, Tyler Lindholm, Lars Lone, Pat Sweeney WYOMING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE OFFICE • 213 State Capitol • Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 TELEPHONE (307)777-7881 • FAX (307)777-5466 • E-MAIL [email protected] • WEB SITE www.wyoleg.gov .
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