Recall of county commission or county board of education positions
HB 5394 establishes a formal process for recalling county commissioners and county school board members in West Virginia. It requires petitions with handwritten signatures from at least 10% of voters who cast ballots in the previous election to initiate a recall vote, and 20% signatures for the actual recall election to proceed. The bill mandates that counties hold a special election or include the recall question on a primary/general election ballot, with only one recall election allowed per official during their term. This applies specifically to county commission and school board positions, not other elected offices.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
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2
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Corby Dillon
RRepublican
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