Relating generally to initiating a West Virginia legislative redistricting commission.

HB 4167 establishes an independent 13-member citizen redistricting commission in West Virginia to draw new legislative district maps after each federal census. The bill requires commissioners to be registered voters with no current partisan office or party leadership roles, and creates a selection process where the Secretary of State randomly chooses applicants from party-affiliated and non-affiliated pools, with legislative leaders allowed limited strikes. The commission will create binding district maps for state Senate and House districts, operate with nonpartisan staff and funding, and have original jurisdiction over its work in the Supreme Court of Appeals. This directly affects all West Virginia voters by determining how legislative districts are drawn, aiming to reduce partisan influence in redistricting.