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WV HB5203

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Geno Chiarelli

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits West Virginia municipalities from authorizing municipal identification cards or other locally-issued IDs as valid voter identification for municipal elections
  • Requires any identification used for voting in municipal elections to be authorized by state law for statewide elections
  • Amends §3-1-2a of the West Virginia Code relating to municipal elections
  • Introduced February 5, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Sponsored by 11 delegates including Chiarelli, Crouse, McGeehan, and Moore

Legislative Description

To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election

Elections

Last Action

To Judiciary

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2026
Government Organization2/24/2026
Judiciary2/13/2026
Legal Services2/12/2026
Judiciary2/5/2026

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