HB 4865·WV·house
Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
Signed into LawFiled Jan 28, 2026
Sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (R)
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H Chapter 135, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
Summary
The bill creates a program that lets eligible junior or senior secondary students (including homeschooled) serve as election officials in West Virginia elections. Each precinct may have only one student per political party, and the student’s school attendance is not counted as an absence on election day. The measure also sets eligibility rules and suspension procedures for all election officials.
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