HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27
(By Delegate Ellis)
[Introduced February 22, 2007; referred to the Committee on
Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West
Virginia, amending section three, article VI thereof, relating
to changing the term of office from two years to four years
for members of the House of Delegates; numbering and
designating such proposed amendment; and providing a
summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed
amendment.
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia, two thirds of
the members elected to each house agreeing thereto:
That the question of ratification or rejection of an amendment
to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia be submitted to
the voters of the State at the next general election to be held in
the year two thousand eight, which proposed amendment is that
section three, article VI thereof be amended, to read as follows:
ARTICLE VI.
THE LEGISLATURE.
§3
. Senators and delegates -- Terms of office.
Senators shall be elected for the term of four years, and
delegates for the term of two four years. The senators first
elected, shall divide themselves into two classes, one senator from
every district being assigned to each class; and of these classes,
the first to be designated by lot in such manner as the Senate may
determine, shall hold their seats for two years and the second for
four years, so that after the first election, one half of the
senators shall be elected biennially.
Resolved further, That in accordance with the provisions of
article eleven, chapter three of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, such proposed amendment is hereby numbered "Amendment
No. 1" and designated as the "Amending term of office for members
of House of Delegates" and the purpose of the proposed amendment is
summarized as follows: "To amend section three, article VI of the
State Constitution by changing the term of office from two years to
four years for members of the House of Delegates."
NOTE: The purpose of this resolution is to change the term of
office for members of the House of Delegates from two years to four
years.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present Constitution, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
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