WEST virginia Legislature

2024 regular session

Introduced

House Joint Resolution 17

By Delegates Horst, Kump and Longanacre

[Introduced January 17, 2024; Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article VI thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section 58, relating to the creation of single member senatorial districts; the numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia, two thirds of the members elected to each house agreeing thereto:

That the question of ratification or rejection of an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia be submitted to the voters of the state at the next general election to be held in 2024, which proposed amendment is that article VI thereof be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section 58, to read as follows:

ARTICLE VI.  The Legislature.

§58.  Single Member Senatorial Districts.

Consistent with constitutional requirements, the Senate is to be permanently composed of 34 single senatorial districts, with apportionment to meet constitutional standards, based upon the results of the 2020 United States Census to be implemented during the 2024 elections. Resolved further, That in accordance with the provisions of §3-11-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, such amendment is hereby numbered "Amendment No. 1" and designated as the "Redistricting Amendment" and the purpose of the proposed amendment is summarized as follows: "The purpose of this amendment is to create single member districts in the West Virginia Senate."

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create 34 single member senatorial districts.

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