SB481 HFAT Shott 3-5

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Delegate Shott moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

 Eng. Senate Bill No. 481 -- A BILL to amend and reenact §3‑10‑3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission; altering the in‑state residency requirements for members of the commission; providing that no more than four of its appointed members may be residents of the same congressional district; providing further that if the number of congressional districts is reduced to two that no more than three of its appointed members may be residents of the same congressional district; providing that no more than two of its appointed members may be residents of the same state senatorial district; clarifying that current commission members will not be disqualified from serving for the remainder of their terms based on amendments to in-state residency requirements; and deleting obsolete language.

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