Prohibiting voters not affiliated with major political party from voting ballot of political party in primary election

SB 564 (West Virginia Senate Bill 564) would prohibit voters not affiliated with a major political party (such as Democrat or Republican) from voting in that party's primary election. The bill amends election code sections to require that unaffiliated voters - registered as "independent" or with no party affiliation - receive only ballots for nonpartisan candidates and public questions during primaries, rather than party-specific ballots. This directly affects unaffiliated voters in West Virginia primary elections, limiting their choice to nonpartisan options only. The change is a procedural adjustment to voter registration and ballot access rules, not a new policy on election administration.