HB4477 HFAT Akers 2-26

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 refer potential violations of election laws, frauds, or irregularities in any registration or election; tolling any and all applicable statutes of limitation for crimes relating to election laws, election frauds, and irregularities in any registration or election once the Secretary of State initiates an investigation into these matters pursuant to his or her duties and during the pendency and processes of any referrals for prosecution as set forth in this section; 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 updates that must be provided at certain designated times to the Secretary of State by the appointed special prosecuting attorney; also relating to requiring that each prosecuting attorney in this state is subject to the 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 shall 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.  

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