MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee moved four Senate bills to the House floor on Thursday – and all are on first reading on the House floor on Friday. They […]
Elections
Senate Judiciary advances bills to fight ‘swatting’, prohibit primary election sore-loser party switching
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced bills to enhance criminal penalties for “swatting,” and to prohibit sore-loser party switching after a primary election. HB 4845 is the […]
Senate committee advances bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Government Organization Committee took a swipe at ranked-choice voting on Thursday, advancing a bill to prohibit the practice in local government elections. SB 593 is the […]
House adopts two resolutions condemning, prohibiting euthanasia
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates held an extended debate on the topic of euthanasia on Thursday, advancing two resolutions on the topic. Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, authored both resolutions. […]
Senate Judiciary OKs House resolution to forbid non-citizen voting in the state
MORGANTOWN – A House resolution for a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting non-citizen voting in local elections took another step forward on Wednesday, with Senate Judiciary approving an amended version of […]
House committee advances bill to change city election dates, another to forbid hotel/motel voucher programs for the homeless
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee is once again trying to line up local elections with statewide election dates. The committee also advanced a bill to prevent the state […]
Senate Judiciary approves three voting-related bills
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced three voting-related bills to the full Senate. Two deal with purging inactive voters or voters who’ve moved away from the voter […]
House, Senate move measures dealing with voting and students
MORGANTOWN – A voting measure and a handful of bills dealing with students and students’ healthcare cleared the House and Senate on Tuesday. HJR 21 proposes a constitutional amendment to […]
House passes elections, vehicle ‘ban-bans’ bills with Democratic opposition
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed two elections bills and a car-ban bill on Tuesday – two with Democratic opposition and one with bipartisan opposition. HB 4017 sets the […]
Candidate filings for Thursday, Jan, 25
These statewide and area state office candidates filed with the secretary of state on Thursday, Jan. 25. The notation (I) indicates incumbent. Governor Kevin “KC” Christian, Chloe, R Auditor Caleb […]
