H. B. 2468
(By Delegates Fragale, Miley and Iaquinta)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §3-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting any person convicted
of any felony from voting in an election of state and local
officials.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §3-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
§3-1-3. Persons entitled to vote.
Citizens of the state shall be entitled to vote at all
elections held within the precincts of the counties and
municipalities in which they respectively reside. But no person
who has not been registered as a voter as required by law, or who
is a minor, or of unsound mind, or who is under conviction of
treason,
any felony or bribery,
in an election, or who is not a
bona fide resident of the state, county or municipality in which he
offers to vote, shall be permitted to vote at
such an election while
such the disability continues. Subject to the qualifications
otherwise prescribed in this section, however, a minor shall be
permitted to vote only in a primary election if he
or she will have
reached the age of eighteen years on the date of the general
election next to be held after such primary election.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit any person
convicted of any felony from voting in a state election.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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