HB5639

To address when district and gender designated seats cannot be filled during elections or when vacancies occur

Introduced·2/17/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5639 outlines procedures for filling vacancies in district and gender-designated seats during elections or when vacancies occur.

West Virginia HB5639 details the process for filling vacancies in district and gender-designated seats during elections or when vacancies occur. The bill specifies that in state senatorial districts with two or more counties, no more than two elected committee members can be residents of the same county. Votes are tallied from highest to lowest without regard to gender or county of residence, and the two candidates with the highest votes are elected first. Vacancies are filled by the state executive committee, and county commissions create executive committee districts.

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Where it stands

Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Feb 24

9:00 AM

Standing Committee on the Judiciary Meeting

History

Feb 17

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 17

House

To Judiciary

Feb 17

House

Introduced in House