Bill Text: WV HB2103 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibiting a person convicted of any felony from holding public office
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-12 - To House Judiciary [HB2103 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2011-HB2103-Introduced.html
(By Delegates Fragale and Iaquinta)
[Introduced January 12, 2011; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §6-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to public office and prohibiting a person convicted of any felony from holding any public office.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §6-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. TERMS OF OFFICE; MATTERS AFFECTING THE RIGHT TO HOLD OFFICE.
§6-5-5. Disqualification by conviction of treason, felony or bribery.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit convicted felons from holding public office.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.