WV HB4167

Establishes a 13-member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as a permanent body in the legislative branch to draw state senate and house of delegates district boundaries

Commissioners must be registered West Virginia voters who have not been candidates for partisan office, elected officials, or political party officers; selection involves random drawing from applicant pools after legislative leaders may strike up to 20 applicants

Secretary of State administers the application process beginning January 1 of each census year, with final commissioner selection by September 1; the commission must adopt redistricting plans by November 1 of the year following the census

Requires at least 10 public hearings before drafting plans and 5 additional hearings after proposed plans are published, with a 45-day public comment period before final adoption

Final plan adoption requires majority vote including at least two commissioners from each major party and two non-affiliated commissioners; the Supreme Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction to review challenges to adopted plans