2025 Regular Session
SB 877
Requiring resolution passed by Legislature to include language to be included on official ballots
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- Passed House of Delegates
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Bill overview
This bill requires that any joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment include a title and summary of the proposed amendment on the official ballot. The ballot must also include a description of the amendment as it appears in the resolution. If the Legislature doesn't include these elements, the Secretary of State must provide them before the election.
Key provisions
- Requires joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments to include a title and summary.
- Specifies that the description of the amendment must match the language in the resolution.
- Directs ballot commissioners to include the title, summary, and description on official ballots.
- Establishes a numbering system for amendments on the ballot.
- Designates the election at which the amendment will be submitted.
- Ensures the description of the amendment matches the resolution's wording.
- Outlines the process for placing the amendment information on ballots, regardless of whether voting machines are used.
- Clarifies that ballots cast on constitutional amendments are counted like other ballots.
Who is affected
- Voters in West Virginia
- The West Virginia Legislature
- The Secretary of State
- Ballot Commissioners in each county
- The West Virginia Constitution
Notable changes
- Currently, the Secretary of State may supply omissions if the Legislature fails to include a title or summary.
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