COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 239
(By Senators McCabe, Foster, Palumbo, Wells and Kessler)
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[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
reported February 25, 2009.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §7A-7-4a, relating to
authorizing counties with a population exceeding 150,000 and
a Class I municipality
to approve metro government by a
majority vote.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §7A-7-4a
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 7. ELECTIONS ON METRO GOVERNMENT.
§7A-7-4a. Modifying the percentage vote required to approve metro
government in municipal and countywide elections from fifty-
five percent to a majority in counties with populations in
excess of 150,000.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, elections
on the question of consolidation as it relates to metro government
held in any county with a population exceeding 150,000 and a Class
I municipality, based on the most recent United States Census
Bureau statistics, may be decided by a majority of the legal votes
cast by the qualified voters of the principal city and a majority
of the legal votes cast by the qualified voters of the affected
county, excluding the principal city.
(b) After approval by a majority vote, as set out in
subsection (a) of this section, then metro government becomes
effective pursuant to the charter.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit the voters to
approve metro government
by a majority vote in counties with a
population exceeding 150,000 and a Class I municipality.
§7A-7-4a is new; therefore, underscoring and strike-throughs
have been omitted.)
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