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West Virginia Senate approves party labels for judicial candidates after heated debate
Summary
The West Virginia Senate passed a committee substitute for Senate Bill 521 on March 11, 2025, 22–12, requiring party affiliations be listed for judicial candidates on ballots. Supporters said the change helps voters; opponents said it would politicize the judiciary.
The West Virginia Senate voted 22–12 on March 11, 2025, to pass a committee substitute for Senate Bill 521, a measure that requires party affiliations to be listed for candidates on ballots, including judicial candidates.
Senators debated the measure for more than two hours, with proponents saying the change will help busy voters and opponents arguing it injects partisan politics into the judicial selection process.
The bill’s sponsor, identified in the record as the junior senator from seventh, told colleagues the change ‘‘is a gift to the voters of West Virginia…
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