WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4372

By Delegate Higginbotham

[Introduced January 16, 2020; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §3-1-52, relating to placing sections of political party platforms on the ballot for each primary election in a presidential election year.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

§3-1-52. Ballots to include platforms of political parties.

Notwithstanding other provisions in this code, for primary elections in each year that is a presidential election year, ballots shall contain each section of each political party’s platform for an up or down vote.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for political party platforms to be placed on ballots for certain primary elections.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.