HB3004 HFAT Hanshaw 1-24

Casto 3264

Delegate Hanshaw moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 3004 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §3-10-3, §3-10-4, §3-10-5, and §3-10-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to filling vacancies in elected offices; the filling of vacancies in offices of state officials, Justices, judges, and magistrates; and requiring a vacancy in the partisan offices of that section to be filled by appointment by the Governor; providing that such vacancies be filled with a person of the same political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred; setting requirements for party executive committees to submit qualified names for vacancies in said offices; providing that such appointments be made within a time certain; providing for appointment of a person of the same political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred under circumstances where party executive committees do not act to submit qualified names for vacancies in said offices; requiring vacancies in the office of United States senator to be filled by appointment by the Governor; providing that such vacancy be filled with a person of the same political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred; setting requirements for party executive committees to submit qualified names for vacancies in office of United States senator; providing that such appointments be made within a time certain; providing for appointment of a person of the same political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred under circumstances where party executive committees do not act to submit qualified names for vacancies in said office; requiring vacancies created in state Legislature to be filled by appointment by the Governor; providing that such vacancies be filled with a person from the same political party with which the person holding the office immediately preceding the vacancy was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred; requiring vacancies in offices of county commissioner or clerk of the county commission to be filled with person of the same political party with which the person holding the office immediately preceding the vacancy was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred; providing process for vacancy on county commission or clerk of the county commission to be filled by the county commission itself; providing process for vacancy on county commission to be filled if county commission fails to fill the vacancy by itself; requiring the Governor appoint persons to fill vacancies on county commission when no quorum on county commission with a person from the same political party with which the person holding the office immediately preceding the vacancy was affiliated at the time the vacancy occurred; setting requirements for party executive committees to submit qualified names for county commission vacancies that must be filled by the Governor; ensuring county commission appointments are subject to time periods set forth in section one of the article; and making technical corrections.”

Adopted

Rejected