SB507 H JUD AMT 2-28 #1

Com. Sub. for S. B. 507 -- " A Bill to amend and reenact §3-1- 20, §3-1-22, §3-1-29, §3-1-34 and §3-1-41 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to general provisions and definitions for elections; requiring cards of instructions to voters to include notice as to effect of voting provisional ballot and right to request location of correct precinct; requiring posting of cards of instruction at voting places; requiring board of ballot commissioners to provide election officials with a list of county precincts and voter registration records; eliminating provisions requiring election official trainees to be volunteers receiving credits for high school diploma and to be appointed by county commission or municipality where the election is held; clarifying that prohibition against using counting board in special elections is discretionary with the county commission; requiring poll clerk to notify prospective voter of effect of voting provisional ballot and of correct precinct in which to vote; and updating language relating to signatures to reflect use of electronic poll books and other electronic devices. "