§3-10-9. Costs of Special Elections Paid by State
If an election as required by section two or four of this article cannot be held in conjunction with the regular election dates, then the cost of printing ballots and all other reasonable and necessary expenses in holding and making the return of the new election to fill a vacancy are obligations of the state […]
§3-11-1. Proposing Amendments to State Constitution; Withdrawal of Proposed Amendments
Any amendment to the Constitution of the State may be proposed in either house of the Legislature by a joint resolution. When an amendment as proposed is agreed to as provided by section two, article fourteen of the Constitution, the question of ratification or rejection of such amendment shall be submitted to the voters of […]
§3-11-2. Title and Summary of Amendment; Position on Ballot; Designation of Election for Submission of Amendment
In any joint resolution proposing an amendment to the West Virginia Constitution, for ratification or rejection by the voters, the Legislature shall for convenience of reference thereto, assign a title to such proposed amendment and shall set forth a summary of the purpose of such proposed amendment. If the Legislature shall fail in any such […]
§3-9-24. Limitations on Prosecutions
No person shall be prosecuted for any crime or offense under any provision of this chapter, unless upon an indictment found and presentment made within five years after the date of the commission of the crime or offense.
§3-10-1. Elections to Fill Vacancies
(a) When a vacancy occurs in an elected office of the state or county, it shall be filled according to the processes set forth in this article. As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated by the context: (1) "General cutoff date" means the eighty-fourth day before the general election that immediately precedes the general […]
§3-10-2. Vacancy in Office of Governor
(a) In case of the death, conviction on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other disability of the Governor, the President of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy is filled or the disability removed; and if the President of the Senate, for any of the above-named causes, shall be or become incapable […]
§3-10-3. Vacancies in Offices of State Officials, Justices, Judges, and Magistrates
(a) Any vacancy occurring in the offices of Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, or in any office created or made elective to be filled by the voters of the entire state, is filled by the Governor of the state by appointment and subsequent election to fill the remainder of the […]
§3-10-3a. Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission
(a) The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission shall assist the Governor in filling judicial vacancies. The commission shall meet and submit a list of no more than five nor less than two of the most qualified persons to the Governor within 90 days of the occurrence of a vacancy, or the formal announcement of the justice […]
§3-10-4. Vacancies in Representation in United States Congress
(a) (1) If there is a vacancy in the representation from this state in the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States, the Governor shall, within five days after the fact comes to his or her knowledge, issue a proclamation setting dates for a special general election that is not less than […]
§3-10-5. Vacancies in State Legislature
(a) Any vacancy in the office of state senator or member of the House of Delegates shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, from a list of three legally qualified persons submitted by the party executive committee of the same political party with which the person holding the office immediately preceding the vacancy was […]