WV SB521

Requires elections for justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Intermediate Court of Appeals judges, circuit court judges, family court judges, and magistrates to be conducted as partisan elections with party affiliations listed on ballots, reversing the nonpartisan judicial election system established in 2016

Moves judicial elections from the primary election date to the general election, where candidates will first compete in partisan primaries before appearing on the general election ballot

Maintains nonpartisan ballot status only for county board of education elections, which will be separated from partisan ballots

Abolishes the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program and directs any remaining funds in the Public Campaign Financing Fund to be transferred to the general revenue fund

Removes the 30 percent threshold runoff requirement for circuit court judge elections and eliminates provisions for nonpartisan judicial ballot design and printing