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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Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

Jan 14, 2026 · House

Filed for introduction

Jan 14, 2026 · House

To Judiciary

Jan 14, 2026 · House

Introduced in House

Jan 14, 2026 · House

To House Judiciary

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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