Eliminating requirement for write-in candidates to register with Secretary of State in order to qualify write-in candidate votes to be counted.

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Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 14, 2026
Last action: Jan 14, 2026 — To House Judiciary
Session: 2026
Momentum: 28 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 12%, measured from WV's completed sessions
Momentum -5 28/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 269 days quiet

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