WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4850

By Delegates C. Martin, P. Martin, Dean, Fast, Steele, Foster, Hanna, Bibby and Shott

[Introduced February 11, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-17, relating to creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY.

§7-1-17. Recall of ordinance or code provision.

A county shall, upon presentation of a petition bearing the signatures, written in their own handwriting, of not less than 15 percent of the voters of the last general election, hold a special county election to submit to the qualified voters of such county the question of a recall of any ordinance or code provision previously enacted by the governance of the county.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election.

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