West Virginia · 2026
HB 4710
Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/c3be2eb8-36f5-4a0b-866a-e4d6dd316721 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
West Virginia House Bill 4710 proposes changing the deadline for switching political parties before filing to run for office. The bill seeks to extend this limit from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.
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Sponsors + 2 cosponsors
- Josh Holstein Republican lead
- Chuck Horst Republican
- Joe Funkhouser Republican
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passage | upper | — | 5668613d-2f11-4a29-b071-ac1f1bca69b0 | pass | 31 | 2 | 0 | Mar 13, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5668613d-2f11-4a29-b071-ac1f1bca69b0 CC0-1.0 |
| PASSAGE | lower | — | 89f22372-88df-42dc-a95d-88c469edfd2a | pass | 79 | 13 | 6 | Feb 18, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89f22372-88df-42dc-a95d-88c469edfd2a CC0-1.0 |
| HFA PUSHKIN 2-17 | lower | — | faffe789-b3a7-4113-a303-dfb5e9d6afb7 | fail | 12 | 81 | 5 | Feb 17, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/faffe789-b3a7-4113-a303-dfb5e9d6afb7 CC0-1.0 |