WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
ENROLLED
Committee Substitute
for
House Bill 2372
By Delegates Howell, B. Ward, Paynter, Barrett, Martin, Phillips, Mandt, Statler, J. Pack, Graves and Pinson
[Passed March 19, 2021; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-8-5e of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modifying the date to file pre-candidacy registration papers, receive contributions, and make expenditures for persons undertaking to determine the advisability of becoming or preparing to be a candidate for a public office or position.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
CHAPTER 3. ELECTIONS.
ARTICLE 8. REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ELECTIONS.
§3-8-5e. Pre-candidacy financing and expenditures.
(b) Any person undertaking to determine the advisability of becoming or preparing to be a candidate, who desires to receive contributions before filing a certificate of candidacy, shall designate himself or another individual to act as a treasurer and shall file a designation of treasurer in the manner provided in §3‑8‑4 of this code before receiving any contributions permitted by this section. Any expenditures made before the filing of a designation of treasurer shall be reported in accordance with the provisions of §3‑8‑5 of this code regardless of the source of funds used for such expenditures.
(c) A person who receives a contribution who is acting for and by himself or herself or as treasurer or agent for another pursuant to the provisions of this section shall keep detailed accounts of every sum of money or other thing of value received by him or her, and of all expenditures and disbursements made, and liabilities incurred, in the same manner as such accounts are required by §3‑8‑5 of this code.
(d) Regardless of whether such person becomes a candidate as originally intended, becomes a candidate for some office other than the office or position originally intended, or does not become a candidate, all limits on campaign contributions and campaign expenditures applicable to the candidacy of or advocacy of the candidacy of such person for the office he or she actually seeks shall be applicable to and inclusive of the receipts had and expenditures made during such pre-candidacy period as well as after the person becomes a candidate.
The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills hereby certifies that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Chairman, House Committee
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Chairman, Senate Committee
Originating in the House.
In effect ninety days from passage.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Clerk of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Delegates
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President of the Senate
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The within ................................................... this the...........................................
day of ..........................................................................................................., 2021.
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Governor