Bill > HB4865

This bill amends West Virginia law to allow election official trainees to be appointed as election officials, provided they meet certain criteria. Specifically, the governing body responsible for appointing election officials can create a program for trainees to serve. To qualify, a trainee must meet existing requirements for election officials (like being able to read and write English and not having election law violations), be a junior or senior in high school (or homeschooled) with a GPA of at least 3.0, have parental or guardian approval, and, if attending school on an election day, have approval from their principal. They must also have completed the required election official training. The bill also stipulates that only one such student trainee can serve per political party per precinct, and these students will not be marked absent from school for serving. The bill also makes a minor technical change to renumber a subsection related to suspending eligibility.

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