Changing the local school board election from the Primary to the General

HB 2171 would change when local school board elections occur in West Virginia, moving them from primary elections to general elections held on the same day as other statewide general elections. The bill requires these elections to use a nonpartisan ballot and includes rules limiting the number of school board members elected from any single local district to two. It also establishes procedures for filling unexpired terms based on vote counts and repeals the current law that scheduled school board elections during primaries. This change would directly affect all West Virginia county school boards and voters participating in these elections.