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WV HB5275
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joe Funkhouser
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AI Summary
- Restricts mail-in absentee ballot eligibility by removing reasons such as personal/business travel, college attendance, employment conflicts, and temporary out-of-county work assignments
- Narrows disability-related mail absentee voting to only "disability or physical disability" as defined in §3-3-1a, eliminating previous allowances for illness, injury, or other medical reasons
- Allows mail-in absentee voting for voters who expect to be absent from their county of residence during the entire in-person voting period, without requiring a specific reason
- Maintains absentee ballot access for uniformed services members, overseas voters, incarcerated individuals (for non-felony offenses), and Address Confidentiality Program participants
- Preserves separate categories for electronic absentee ballots and emergency absentee ballots with their existing eligibility requirements
Legislative Description
Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail
Elections
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/5/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/5/2026
Full Bill Text
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