Eliminating requirement for write-in candidates to register with Secretary of State in order to qualify write-in candidate votes to be counted.

HB 4157 repeals a requirement that write-in candidates register with West Virginia's Secretary of State before their votes can be counted in elections. This change means write-in votes will automatically be included in election results without candidates needing to submit paperwork to the Secretary of State. The bill directly affects write-in candidates in West Virginia elections by removing an administrative step for their votes to be counted. It is a procedural change with no new voting rules or policy impacts.