Election Official Trainee Appointment Program
Summary
West Virginia HB4865 was signed into law creating a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials. The bill passed the House 85-10 and Senate 34-0 after legislative review. This establishes a structured pathway for trainee election officials to become appointed officials within the state election system.
What changed
West Virginia HB4865 enacts a new program permitting election official trainees to be appointed as election officials upon completion of required training. The legislation establishes eligibility criteria and procedural requirements for the trainee-to-official appointment pathway.
County election boards and training programs will need to adapt existing procedures to accommodate the new appointment mechanism. Election officials and trainee programs should monitor for implementing guidance from state election authorities.
What to do next
- Monitor for implementing regulations from the West Virginia Secretary of State
- Coordinate with county election authorities on trainee appointment procedures
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ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB4865 Signed by Governor HB4865 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-03-14
Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials.
Bill Details
State West Virginia
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.wvlegislature.gov/BillStatus/Billshi...
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Sponsors
Joe Funkhouser (Rep - R) Michael Hornby (Rep - R) Jarred Cannon (Rep - R) Rick Hillenbrand (Rep - R) Jim Butler (Rep - R) Bill Ridenour (Rep - R) Scot Heckert (Rep - R) Wayne Clark (Rep - R) Matthew Rohrbach (Rep - R) James Akers (Rep - R) Jordan Maynor (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal 2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-14 S To Governor 3/31/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-31 H To Governor 3/31/2026 2026-03-14 S House Message received 2026-03-14 H Completed legislative action 2026-03-14 H Communicated to Senate 2026-03-14 H House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 672) 2026-03-14 H House received Senate message 2026-03-13 S Senate requests House to concur 2026-03-13 S Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 549) 2026-03-13 S Read 3rd time 2026-03-13 S On 3rd reading 2026-03-12 S Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) 2026-03-12 S Read 2nd time 2026-03-12 S On 2nd reading 2026-03-11 S Read 1st time 2026-03-11 S Immediate consideration 2026-03-11 S Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment 2026-02-17 S To Judiciary 2026-02-17 S To Judiciary 2026-02-17 S Introduced in Senate 2026-02-16 H Communicated to Senate 2026-02-16 H Passed House (Roll No. 93) 2026-02-16 H Read 3rd time 2026-02-16 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-13 H Read 2nd time 2026-02-13 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-12 H Read 1st time 2026-02-12 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-11 H By substitute, do pass 2026-02-09 H Markup Discussion 2026-02-06 H To House Judiciary 2026-02-05 H Markup Discussion 2026-02-05 H To House Legal Services 2026-01-28 H To House Judiciary 2026-01-28 H Introduced in House 2026-01-28 H To Judiciary 2026-01-28 H Filed for introduction
Votes
2026-02-16 Passed House (Roll No. 93) Yea: 85 Nay: 10 2026-03-13 Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 549) Yea: 34 Nay: 0 2026-03-14 House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 672) Yea: 82 Nay: 14
Committee Referrals
2026-01-28 H Judiciary 2026-02-05 H Legal Services 2026-02-06 H Judiciary 2026-02-17 S Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-06 hb4865 hlgs am. _1 2-6 2026-03-10 hb4865 s jud amt _1 3-10 2026-03-10 hb4865 s jud am _1 3-10 2026-03-10 hb4865 s jud amt _1 3-10 adopted Adopted 2026-03-10 hb4865 s jud am _1 3-10 adopted Adopted
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