西弗吉尼亚州通过法案,使政党任命与空缺相一致,并简化选民不活动程序。 West Virginia passes bills to align party appointments with vacancies and to streamline voter inactivation.

西弗吉尼亚代表院通过了两项法案。 The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed two bills. 众议院第2702号法案规定,填补党派选举产生的职位空缺的任命必须来自与离职官员相同的政党,并允许州长任命临时官员。 House Bill 2702 mandates that appointments to fill vacancies in partisan elected offices must be from the same political party as the vacating official and allows the governor to appoint temporary officials. 参议院第487号法案将不参加投票的时间从4年缩短为2年,简化程序,将不参加投票的选民转为不参加投票者地位。 Senate Bill 487 reduces the period of voting inactivity from four to two years, streamlining the process to move inactive voters to inactive status.