Requiring the Governor appoint a new member of the House of Delegates from the same political party from which the elected member vacating the seat was elected

HB 3227 would require the West Virginia Governor to appoint a replacement for a vacant House of Delegates seat from the same political party as the member who vacated the position. The bill mandates that the party executive committee must submit a list of three qualified candidates within 15 days of the vacancy, and the Governor must appoint from that list within five days. This change ensures the political party affiliation of the vacating member is maintained in the replacement. The bill applies only to House of Delegates vacancies, not Senate vacancies.