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WV SB586

WV SB586
Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices

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Introduced
02/24/2025
In Committee
03/19/2025
Crossed Over
03/18/2025
Passed
04/12/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/29/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-10-3, §3-10-4, §3-10-5, §3-10-6, §3-10-7, §3-10-8, §8-5-10, and §50-1-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, county, and municipal offices; prohibiting the appointment of an individual to fill a vacant office if that person has not been a member of his or her registered political party for at least one year prior to the occurrence of the vacancy; providing that process to select candidates to fill state Senate and House of Delegates seats be governed by the party senatorial district executive committee or party delegate district executive committee, or in the case of a single-county senatorial or delegate district, by the county executive party, as applicable for the respective political party; authorizing the Governor to appoint an acting official to perform the duties of a constitutional officer until that office is filled by appointment; filling vacancies in the office of magistrate; providing that vacancies in the office of magistrate with an unexpired term of more than two years are filled by subsequent nonpartisan judicial election held concurrently with the primary or general election, whichever occurs first; excluding vacancies in the office of magistrate from certain other provisions relating to process for filling vacancies; authorizing prospective vacancy due to upcoming resignation or retirement of a magistrate to be filled by circuit judge or chief circuit judge; and requiring generally that partisan office appointments be made from the political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time of the previous election for that office.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the procedures for filling vacancies in various elected offices throughout West Virginia, establishing more stringent requirements for appointments. Specifically, the bill prohibits appointing an individual to a vacant elected position unless that person has been a member of their registered political party for at least one year prior to the vacancy. For state and federal offices like Governor, U.S. Congress, and state Legislature, the Governor must appoint replacements from a list of three qualified persons submitted by the relevant party executive committee. The bill also allows the Governor to appoint temporary acting officials for certain constitutional offices and provides detailed procedures for filling vacancies in different types of positions, including judicial roles, county offices, and municipal elected positions. For magistrate positions, the bill introduces a new provision allowing circuit judges to fill vacancies or prospective vacancies due to upcoming resignations or retirements, and mandates that vacancies with unexpired terms longer than two years will be filled through a subsequent nonpartisan judicial election. The overall intent is to ensure that vacancy appointments maintain the political affiliation of the previous officeholder and provide a structured, consistent approach to filling unexpired terms across various levels of government.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 (on 04/29/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=586&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
BillText http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=586
sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_3%204-12%20adopted.htm
sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12 adopetd http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfat%20martin%20_1%204-12%20adopetd.htm
sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers%20_1%204-12%20adopted.htm
sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers%20_1%204-12.htm
sb586 hfa akers _1 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20akers%20_1%204-12.htm
sb586 sfa stuart _1 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20stuart%20_1%204-12.htm
sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12 pulled http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_1%204-12%20pulled.htm
sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_1%204-12.htm
sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12 pulled http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_2%204-12%20pulled.htm
sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_2%204-12.htm
sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfa%20martin%20_3%204-12.htm
sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20sfat%20martin%20_1%204-12.htm
sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 as amended http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb586%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-7%20as%20amended.htm
sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb586%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-7%20adopted.htm
sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20rohrbach%204-10%20_1%20adopted.htm
sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20holstein%204-11%20_1%20adopted.htm
sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20holstein%204-11%20_1.htm
sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10 adopted http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers%20and%20gearheart%204-10%20adopted.htm
sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers%20and%20gearheart%204-10.htm
sb586 hfat akers and rohrbach 4-10 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers%20and%20rohrbach%204-10.htm
sb586 hfat akers, gearheart, and rohrbach 4-10 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfat%20akers,%20gearheart,%20and%20rohrbach%204-10.htm
sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20rohrbach%204-10%20_1.htm
sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1 revised http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20gearheart%204-9%20_1%20revised.htm
sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb586%20hfa%20gearheart%204-9%20_1.htm
sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb586%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-7.htm
BillText http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20sub2.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=586
BillText http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20sub1.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=586
BillText http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=586
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