Requiring each judicial candidate to file as partisan candidate

SB 440 requires all judicial candidates in West Virginia to file as partisan candidates (running under a political party label) and mandates they compete in both primary and general elections. The bill changes current nonpartisan judicial elections to partisan ones for all judicial positions - including Supreme Court justices, circuit judges, family court judges, magistrates, and Intermediate Court of Appeals judges - effective with the 2028 elections. It amends election code sections to specify that judicial races will use partisan ballots and require candidates to appear on both primary and general election ballots. The bill also updates ballot formatting requirements to include partisan labels for judicial offices. This is a procedural change to election administration, not a substantive policy shift.