West Virginia · 2026
HB 5203
To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/16ccd1cc-3fc6-43ef-a098-f0df25c3c47e CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
West Virginia House Bill 5203 proposes to forbid any municipality from issuing an identification card for the purpose of voting in a municipal election. The legislation restricts local governments from providing IDs specifically intended to facilitate voting in these local contests.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
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Sponsors + 9 cosponsors
- Geno Chiarelli Republican lead
- Erica Moore Republican
- Jim Butler Republican
- Joe Funkhouser Republican
- Jordan Maynor Republican
- Josh Holstein Republican
- Kathie Hess Crouse Republican
- Matthew Rohrbach Republican
- Mike Hornby Republican
- Pat McGeehan Republican
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASSAGE | lower | — | d96007fb-4727-46d2-be23-33234e3c6072 | pass | 84 | 10 | 5 | Feb 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d96007fb-4727-46d2-be23-33234e3c6072 CC0-1.0 |