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House Bill 2568 History
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H. B. 2568
(By Delegates Kump, Folk, Faircloth, Hamrick,
Azinger, Nelson, J., and Butler)
[Introduced February 20, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §4-1-24, relating to
authorizing the Legislature to add a nonbinding advisory
referendum ballot issue at the next general election to be
held in 2014 to determine the preferences of the electorate
for nonpartisan elections of members of the judiciary and the
Legislature and term limits for members of the House of
Delegates.
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 §4-1-24, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES; APPROPRIATIONS;
INVESTIGATIONS; DISPLAY OF FLAGS; RECORDS; USE OF
CAPITOL BUILDING; PREFILING OF BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS; STANDING COMMITTEES; INTERIM MEETINGS; NEXT MEETING OF THE SENATE.
§4-1-24. Nonbinding advisory referendum election authorized.
_____(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the Legislature may authorize issues to be placed on the
ballot for the general election to be held in 2014, to determine
whether the voters believe:
_____(1) That elections for justices, judges and magistrates should
be nonpartisan;
_____(2) There should be term limits for members of the State
Senate and the House of Delegates; and
_____(3) That elections for members of the House of Delegates
should be nonpartisan.
_____(b) The results of these referendum issues are nonbinding and
are only to be considered as an advisory to the Legislature
reflecting the preferences of the electorate on these issues.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
authorize the Legislature
to add a nonbinding advisory referendum ballot issue at the next
general election to be held in 2014 to determine the preferences of
the electorate for nonpartisan elections of members of the
judiciary and the Legislature and term limits for members of the
House of Delegates.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.