Prohibiting voters not affiliated with major political party from voting ballot of political party in primary election
SB 90 prohibits voters not affiliated with a major political party from voting for that party's candidates in primary elections. The bill requires that unaffiliated voters - including those registered as "independent" - receive only nonpartisan ballots for primary elections, rather than party-specific ballots. This directly affects voters who are not registered with a major party but attempt to vote in a partisan primary. The law amends West Virginia Code sections 3-1-35 and 3-2-31 to implement this rule.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization then Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Eric Tarr
RRepublican
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