WEST virginia legislature

2023 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 50

By Senator Hamilton

[Introduced January 11, 2023; referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §3-10-5a, relating to requiring one-year residency within the district or county prior to appointment to fill a vacancy to a seat in the Legislature.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 10. Filling vacancies.

§3-10-5a. Residency within district or county required for one year prior to appointment to vacancy in State Legislature.

No person shall be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of State Senator or as a member of the House of Delegates who has not for one year preceding the appointment been a resident within the district or county he or she will represent.