Senate Bill No. 239
(By Senators McCabe, Foster, Palumbo, Wells and Kessler)
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[Introduced February 12, 2009; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to permit Kanawha County, wherein the capital city,
Charleston, is located and whose population is over 150,000,
to decide on metro government, as provided in article seven,
chapter seven-a of the Code of West Virginia, by majority
vote.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
PERMITTING KANAWHA COUNTY TO DECIDE ON METRO GOVERNMENT BY MAJORITY
VOTE
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§1. PERMITTING KANAWHA COUNTY TO DECIDE ON METRO GOVERNMENT BY
MAJORITY VOTE.
Elections to decide upon a metro government and charter, as
provided in article seven, chapter seven-a of the Code of West
Virginia, shall be decided by a majority vote in Kanawha County
because the capital city, Charleston, is located within its borders
and because its population is over 150,000.
NOTE: The purpose of this local bill is to permit the voters
of Kanawha County to decide by majority vote in an election to
decide upon a metro government and charter.