WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2022 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4700

By Delegate Zukoff

[Introduced February 15, 2022; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated §3-5-6f and §3-5-6g, all relating to making certain officers of the courts elected as non-partisan; providing that the election of county prosecutors be non-partisan; and providing that the election of circuit clerks be non-partisan.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND NOMINATING PROCEDURES.

§3-5-6f. Election of county prosecutors.

(a) An election for the purpose of electing a county prosecutor shall be held on the same date as the primary election, as provided by law, upon a nonpartisan ballot printed for this purpose. 

(b) In case of a tie vote under this section, §3-6-12 of this code controls in breaking the tie vote.

§3-5-6g. Election of circuit clerks.

(a) An election for the purpose of electing a county clerk shall be held on the same date as the primary election, as provided by law, upon a nonpartisan ballot printed for this purpose. 

(b) In case of a tie vote under this section, §3-6-12 of this code controls in breaking the tie vote.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make the election of country prosecutors and county clerks non-partisan.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.