West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 582 — Allowing candidate for political party executive committee serve as election official

Last action — Chapter 79, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 582 clarify the eligibility criteria for serving as an election official. Now, candidates for a district, county, or state political party executive committee can serve as election officials, provided they do not run for other offices on the ballot. This change is important because it allows party members to participate in the electoral process while ensuring they are not directly involved in elections where they have a personal stake, which helps maintain impartiality in the voting process.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 582 Senators Clements and Maroney, original sponsors [Passed March 10, 2018;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 582 By Senators Clements and Maroney [Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
in effect from passage]     AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-1-28 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eligibility to be appointed or serve as an election official;
Reported on February 23, 2018]     A BILL to amend and reenact §3-1-28 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eligibility to be appointed or serve as an election official;
permitting candidates for district, county, or state political party executive committee to serve as election officials;
and permitting candidates for district, county, or state political party executive committee to serve as election officials.
and permitting the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a candidate for district, county, or state political party executive committee to serve as election officials.
(4) May not be the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a candidate on the ballot for any office, other than for district, county, or state political party executive committee, or an official write-in candidate for any office, other than for district, county, or state political party executive committee, in the precinct where the official serves;
(4) May not be the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a candidate on the ballot or an official write-in candidate in the precinct where the official serves;
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Action History

  1. Chapter 79, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  2. Approved by Governor 3/27/18

  3. To Governor 3/21/18

  4. Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Effective from passage (Roll No. 550)

  12. House adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 549)

  13. Conference report received-House

  14. House received Senate message

  15. Senate requests House to concur

  16. Effective from passage (Roll No. 522)

  17. Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 522)

  18. House received Senate message

  19. Conference report filed - Senate

  20. Conference report filed - House

  21. To conference

  22. Communicated to House

  23. Senate agreed to conference and appoints conferees: Clements, Maroney, Baldwin

  24. House Message received

  25. Communicated to Senate

  26. House appointed conferees: Lane, Capito, Miller, R.

  27. House refused to recede and requested conference(Voice vote)

  28. House received Senate message

  29. Senate refused to concur; requested House recede(Voice vote)

  30. House Message received

  31. Communicated to Senate

  32. Effective from passage (Roll No. 383)

  33. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  34. Passed House (Roll No. 382)

  35. Read 3rd time

  36. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  37. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  40. Read 1st time

  41. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  42. Do pass

  43. To House Judiciary

  44. To Judiciary

  45. Introduced in House

  46. Ordered to House

  47. Effective from passage (Roll No. 254)

  48. Passed Senate (Roll No. 254)

  49. Read 3rd time

  50. On 3rd reading

  51. Read 2nd time

  52. On 2nd reading

  53. Read 1st time

  54. On 1st reading

  55. Committee substitute reported

  56. To Government Organization

  57. Introduced in Senate

  58. To Government Organization

  59. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Maroney

Not signed on (150)

150 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 88 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2200
Unaffiliated 62502
Republican 24101
Total 88803
% of votes cast 89%8%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Isner — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Capito — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Folk — Yea
Frich — Yea
Graves — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Upson — Nay
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Moye — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Summers — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Byrd — Nay
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fleischauer — Not Voting
Hamrick — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Nay
Pyles — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 93 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65202
Republican 24101
Democrat 4000
Total 93303
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Ferro — Yea
Folk — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Yea
Robinson — Nay
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Frich — Yea
Graves — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Lane — Yea
Fast — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Capito — Yea
Fleischauer — Not Voting
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Isner — Nay
Kessinger — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 82 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551203
Republican 25100
Democrat 2200
Total 821503
% of votes cast 82%15%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lynch — Nay
Evans, E. — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Evans, A. — Not Voting
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Blair — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Canestraro — Nay
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Nay
Deem — Not Voting
Folk — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Nay
Higginbotham — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Nay
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Rodighiero — Nay
Shott — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Byrd — Nay
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fleischauer — Nay
Frich — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Isner — Nay
Love — Yea
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Not Voting
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 78 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521503
Republican 25100
Democrat 1300
Total 781903
% of votes cast 78%19%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans, E. — Nay
Blair — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Evans, A. — Not Voting
Romine, R. — Yea
Byrd — Nay
Canestraro — Nay
Deem — Not Voting
Folk — Yea
Hicks — Nay
Iaquinta — Nay
Love — Yea
Lynch — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Rowe — Yea
Upson — Nay
Foster — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Walters — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Frich — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Overington — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Shott — Yea
Storch — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Cowles — Nay
Fleischauer — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Isner — Nay
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Nay
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Pack — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Rowan — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Sponaugle — Not Voting
Summers — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30100
Republican 3000
Total 33100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
PALUMBO — Nay
UNGER — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
FERNS — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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