Bill > SB487

This bill modifies West Virginia's voter roll management procedures to more efficiently remove ineligible voters from active voter registration lists. The bill reduces the period of voting inactivity from four to two years, allowing counties to systematically purge voter rolls more frequently. The systematic purging program will continue to involve comparing voter registration data across counties and with other state agencies like the Division of Motor Vehicles, as well as using United States Postal Service change of address information to identify potentially ineligible voters. When voters are identified as potentially having moved or become ineligible, county clerks will send confirmation notices, and if voters do not respond or update their registration by February 1 following the purging program, they will be designated as inactive in the statewide voter registration database. Inactive voters will be required to affirm their current residence address when attempting to vote. The bill maintains the existing process of public inspection of voter list changes and aims to ensure voter rolls remain accurate and up-to-date by removing registrations of individuals who may no longer be eligible to vote in the county.

Government Affairs, Justice

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=487&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill