WV SB725 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-20 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-20 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require judicial runoff elections if the candidate with the highest number of votes in the primary election does not receive a majority of the total votes cast, and to indicate on each nonpartisan judicial ballot each candidate's political party affiliation for information purposes.
Title
Requiring runoff elections for judicial candidates
Sponsors
| Sen. Eric Tarr [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-20 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2023-02-20 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2023-02-17 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2023-02-20 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 16 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 5 | 6a | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 5 | 6b | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 5 | 6c | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 5 | 6d | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 3 | 5 | 6e | Amended Code | Citation Text |
