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WV SB855
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robbie Morris
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AI Summary
- Restricts mail-in absentee voting eligibility by removing several previously authorized circumstances, including personal or business travel, college attendance, employment conflicts, temporary residence outside the county for work or elected office, and inaccessible polling places due to physical disability
- Requires voters claiming disability to meet a new definition established in §3-3-1a of the code, replacing the previous broader category of "illness, injury, or other medical reason"
- Adds illness that prevents appearing during the entire in-person voting period as a separate qualifying circumstance for mail-in absentee voting
- Maintains mail-in absentee eligibility for incarcerated/home detention voters (non-felony), uniformed services members, overseas voters, and Address Confidentiality Program participants
- Preserves early in-person absentee voting for all registered and qualified voters, as well as emergency absentee and electronic absentee ballot provisions for specific circumstances
Legislative Description
Providing circumstances that qualified voter is authorized to vote absentee ballot by mail
Elections
Last Action
To Judiciary
2/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/9/2026
Full Bill Text
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