HB4477 HFAT Akers 1-30

Morgan 3345

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

H. B. 4477 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §3-1A-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact  §7-4-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended all relating to requiring the Secretary of State to provide a county prosecuting attorney a written report of potential violations of election laws, election frauds, or irregularities in any registration or election; also relating to requiring the prosecuting attorney to refer the matters contained within the Secretary of State’s report to the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute for appointment of a special prosecuting attorney; also relating to requiring the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute to appoint a special prosecutor to review and investigate the allegations of potential election laws contained within the Secretary of State’s written report; also relating to periodic written status reports that must be provided at certain designated times to the Secretary of State by the appointed special prosecuting attorney; also relating to a final written status reports that must be provided to the Secretary of State by the appointed special prosecuting attorney; also relating to requiring that each prosecuting attorney in this state be subject to appointment as a special prosecutor in these instances; also related to requiring that the special prosecuting attorney shall serve without further compensation other than reimbursement for their legitimate expenses associated with travel, mileage, room and board from the county to which they are appointed as a special prosecutor; also relating to requiring the county commission of the county to which they are appointed as a special prosecutor to be responsible for all allowable expenses; and also relating to not requiring an appointed special prosecutor to take an additional oath when appointed as a special prosecuting attorney.  

Adopted

Rejected