WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 518
By Senators Hamilton, Lindsay, and Beach
[Introduced January 16,
2020; 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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to the require residency of a person within the district or county he or she will represent for one year prior to any appointment to a vacancy in the office of State Senator or as a member of the House of Delegates.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.