Relating to candidate’s certificate of announcement.

HB 5386 requires the West Virginia Secretary of State and county clerks to post candidate information on the Secretary of State’s website within five business days of receiving a certificate of announcement. It mandates that the displayed information include the candidate’s name, office sought, district or division, gender (if applicable), political party (if applicable), residential city/county/state, and the filing date. The bill applies to all candidates for elected offices, with specific filing requirements depending on whether the office is statewide (filed with the Secretary of State) or county/local (filed with county clerks). This is a procedural update to election filing rules, not a substantive policy change.