Relating to polling locations
HB 4417 amends West Virginia law to replace the term "precinct" with "polling location" throughout election-related definitions in the state code. This change updates how election boards and voting sites are referenced in legal documents, directly affecting election officials who manage polling locations. The bill does not alter existing requirements for election board composition, staffing rules, or voting procedures - only the terminology used to describe physical voting sites. This is a technical language update with no substantive policy changes to election operations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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To House Judiciary
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Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Phil Mallow
RRepublican
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