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There are 78 bill(s) regarding Elections

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 25 Requiring disclaimers on third-party, nongovernment solicitations of services for filing business annual reports with Secretary of State Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/11/23 
SB 50 Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/08/23 
SB 57 Requiring political action committee to disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/11/23 
SB 66 Relating to regulation and control of elections Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/11/23 
SB 152 Moving state primaries to August Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/12/23 
SB 156 Relating to modernization of procedures for voting in public elections Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/23 
SB 163 Relating to absentee voting Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/13/23 
SB 170 Increasing transparency in apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/13/23 
SB 218 Establishing presidential primary election in presidential election years Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/13/23 
SB 234 Clarifying uniform statewide deadline for electronically submitted voter registration applications Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/23 
SB 235 Relating to voting rights of formerly incarcerated individuals Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/16/23 
SB 257 Providing for nonpartisan election of county sheriffs, prosecutors, assessors, county clerks, and circuit clerks Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/17/23 
SB 280 Relating to electoral reforms of WV judiciary Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/18/23 
SB 459 Clarifying residency requirements for voter registration Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/24/23 
SB 541 Providing for election reforms Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/01/23 
SB 574 Establishing residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination to US Congress Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/06/23 
SB 580 Authorizing election for special levy renewal Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/23 
SB 620 Increasing maximum number of registered voters per precinct and distance between polling places Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/23 
SB 631 Updating administration, funding, and requirements for federal elections held in WV Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2023)
SB 641 Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/23 
SB 642 Changing deadline for county clerks to report voter participation history Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/15/23 
SB 643 Updating administration of federal elections held in WV Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/15/23 
SB 644 Updating contested elections procedures Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/23 
SB 653 Allowing group of affiliated voters to become recognized political party Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/16/23 
SB 673 Providing voters with ability to identify and verify their ballot cast Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/17/23 
SB 682 Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/20/23 
SB 725 Requiring runoff elections for judicial candidates Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/20/23 
HB 2038 Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/23 
HB 2131 Prohibiting payroll deductions to electioneering organizations Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2184 Permitting election day registration of voters Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2210 Require all registered voters to produce a photo ID to vote in all public office elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2214 Require special elections to be held same day as primary or general election Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2327 Requiring party affiliation on school board elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2328 Faithless Elector law Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2330 Prohibit electronic ballots Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2345 Relating to automatic voter registration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2488 Providing school days to register and transport students to vote Pending  House Education Committee  01/11/23 
HB 2513 Relating to the deadline by which county clerks must report voter participation history after an election into the statewide voter registration system Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/23 
HB 2529 Relating to when vacancies in the office of magistrate shall be filled by election or appointment Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/13/23 
HB 2561 Clarifying the announcement form and eligibility requirements for becoming a candidate for election to a public office Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/23 
HB 2579 Relating to the nonpartisan election of county superintendents of schools Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/23 
HB 2585 Authorizing a special election for presenting the question of a special levy renewal for levies expiring prior to the primary election scheduled for May 14, 2024 Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/16/23 
HB 2591 To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/17/23 
HB 2625 Emergency Absentee Ballot Preparedness Act Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/17/23 
HB 2782 Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/23 
HB 2792 Relating to Election Runoff Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/23 
HB 2803 Remove felonies from reason to disqualify from voting Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/23 
HB 2811 Permitting anyone over 65 to vote absentee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/23 
HB 2836 Relating to contested elections procedure update Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/23 
HB 2840 Relating to expenditures of federal appropriations from Congress to the Secretary of State for purposes that further the administration of federal elections held in the state Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/23 
HB 2846 To limit the amount of ballot propositions. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2849 Changing the local school board election from the Primary to the General Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2855 Relating to election reform Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2856 Relating to appointment of candidates after filing period Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2857 The purpose of this bill is to give a 10-day right to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals a Secretary of State decision to not certify a candidacy. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2858 To clarify the postmark date for election announcements Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2859 Relating to changing the process of election litigation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2866 Provisions for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within West Virginia Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2876 Allowing the Secretary of State’s office to transmit electronically the total ballots cast, counted, and rejected Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2897 Permit registered voters to vote an absentee ballot by mail in all circumstances Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/23 
HB 2931 Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/23/23 
HB 2952 Creating online voters' guide Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/24/23 
HB 3008 Relating to clarifying the uniform statewide deadline for electronically submitted voter registration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/24/23 
HB 3020 To mandate that the Secretary of State to utilize the Electronic Registration Information Center Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/25/23 
HB 3029 Providing for the election of county school superintendents to four year terms. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/25/23 
HB 3037 To create a partisan election for county board of education members. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/25/23 
HB 3187 Relating to requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/06/23 
HB 3393 Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/23 
HB 3394 To require all electronic voting systems to be manufactured in the United States Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/23 
HB 3406 Establishing presidential primary election in presidential election years Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/23 
HB 3407 Relating to contribution limits in an election cycle Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/23 
HB 3457 Provide voters with the ability to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3469 Prohibiting persons convicted of a felony related to interfering with an election related proceeding of the United States Congress from running for or election to a public office Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3488 Moving the state primaries to August Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3495 To modify certain election laws, early voting laws, and absentee voting laws Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3497 To prohibit rank choice voting in West Virginia Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3504 Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23 
HB 3550 Relating to state political party committees Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/23