To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections
HB 3461 changes when West Virginia judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals are elected. It moves their elections from separate contests to occur during the state's regular general elections. The bill requires these judicial races to be voted on a nonpartisan ballot and follows existing tie-breaking rules for judicial elections. This directly affects judicial candidates and voters in those specific races.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Ridenour
RRepublican
Co
Jim Butler
RRepublican
Co
Margitta Mazzocchi
RRepublican
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