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WV HB2823
Bill
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kayla Young
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AI Summary
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Expands absentee voting by mail eligibility to any registered voter who has reached age 65, removing the previous requirement that elderly voters demonstrate "physical disability or immobility due to extreme advanced age"
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Amends West Virginia Code §3-3-1 governing absentee ballot eligibility requirements
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Maintains all other existing categories of absentee voting eligibility, including for disability, illness, travel, military service, incarceration (for non-felony offenses), and participation in the Address Confidentiality Program
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Introduced by Delegate Young on February 24, 2025, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee
Legislative Description
Permitting anyone over 65 to vote absentee
Elections
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/24/2025