SB 90 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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

SB 90 prohibits voters not affiliated with a major political party from voting for that party's candidates in primary elections. The bill requires that unaffiliated voters - including those registered as "independent" - receive only nonpartisan ballots for primary elections, rather than party-specific ballots. This directly affects voters who are not registered with a major party but attempt to vote in a partisan primary. The law amends West Virginia Code sections 3-1-35 and 3-2-31 to implement this rule.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Jan 14, 2026
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