West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HJR37: Initiative, Referendum and Recall
Status: Introduced, March 11, 2025
The purpose of this resolution is to amend the State Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum, and recall. The resolution sets forth its scope, limitations, and exceptions.
What the bill says
To amend this article. No more than five statewide initiative measures shall be voted upon at the same election. The Legislature shall, by general law, establish objective procedures to govern which statewide initiative measures will be voted upon at a particular election in the unlikely event that six or more such measures would otherwise qualify to be voted upon at a particular election: Provided, That nothing in this section requires that the Legislature mandate special elections under such circumstances…
From the introduced text, March 11, 2025:
to amend this article. No more than five statewide initiative measures shall be voted upon at the same election. The Legislature shall, by general law, establish objective procedures to govern which statewide initiative measures will be voted upon at a particular election in the unlikely event that six or more such measures would otherwise qualify to be voted upon at a particular election: Provided, That nothing in this section requires that the Legislature mandate special elections under such circumstances. The Legislature shall further provide that, to initiate a referendum election pursuant to this section, a petition for referendum, including all copies thereof, must contain the signatures of a number of the registered voters residing in that district equal to at least ten percent of all the votes cast for the Office of Governor in that district in the most recent quadrennial general election preceding the filing of that petition. In addition to the above requirements, the Legislature shall further provide that, to initiate a statewide referendum election pursuant to this section, a petition for referendum, including all copies thereof, must, in each county of two thirds of the counties of this state, contain the signatures of a number of the registered voters residing in that county equal to at least ten percent of all of the votes cast for the …
Sponsors
- Kimble, Laura (R, 071) · primary sponsor
- Anders, S. Chris (R, 097)
- White, Lisa (R, 096)
- Brandon Steele (R, HD-029)
- Howell, Tresa (R, 052)
- Mazzocchi, Margitta (R, 031)
- Larry Kump (R, 094)
- Dillon, Henry (R, 029)
Common questions
- What is HJR37?
- HJR37 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
- What does HJR37 do?
- In its own words: To amend this article. No more than five statewide initiative measures shall be voted upon at the same election. The Legislature shall, by general law, establish objective procedures to govern which statewide initiative measures will be voted upon at a particular election in the unlikely event that six or more such measures would otherwise qualify to be voted upon at a particular election: Provided, That nothing in this section requires that the Legislature mandate special elections under such circumstances…
- What is the status of HJR37?
- Introduced as of March 11, 2025.
- Who sponsored HJR37?
- Kimble, Laura (R, 071), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR37?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2025&sessiontype=RS&input4=37&billtype=JR&houseorig=H&btype=res
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