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Committee approves committee substitute for SB 586 tightening party‑affiliation and residency rules for appointments to vacancies
Summary
The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report a committee substitute for Senate Bill 586 to the full Senate, adding requirements that appointees filling certain vacancies be affiliated with the same political party as the prior officeholder for at least one year and (for legislative vacancies) have resided in the district for one year prior to appointment.
The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report a committee substitute for Senate Bill 586 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass and, under original double committee reference, to first refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee. The substitute changes statutory requirements for filling vacancies in several federal, state and county offices.
Committee counsel Carl explained that the substitute amends multiple sections of Chapter 3 of the West Virginia Code. The primary change requires that…
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