West Virginia Votes

Eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, trainings, activities, offices, and officers from primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

Amends West Virginia law to authorize commissioned rangers of the National Park Service to enforce state laws, allowing independent investigation, arrest, search, and seizure for any offense under state law in the National Park System.

Removes the prohibition against leasing state-owned lands designated as state parks for underground carbon capture and sequestration.

Enacts the "Parents' Bill of Rights," which affirms the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care, healthcare, and mental health of their minor children; and provides for injunctive relief against violations.

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods by state, county, or local elections offices to conduct elections or nominations of candidates for local government, statewide, or federal elective offices in West Virginia.

Expands exemptions to West Virginia's compulsory childhood vaccination requirements by permitting religious and philosophical exemptions, and prohibiting schools or childcare centers from excluding exempted children from extracurricular activities or events.

Exempts students attending virtual public schools from mandatory vaccination requirements and allows private and parochial schools to set their own immunization policies.

Aligns state law with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA). This legislation designates certain correctional officers as law-enforcement officers for purposes of LEOSA, enabling them to carry concealed firearms nationwide.

Legalizes the sale of raw (unpasteurized) milk within the state.

Requires car dealerships to use a search engine to verify that vehicle buyers have valid motor-vehicle insurance.

Mandates that all carbon credits originating from real property or standing timber in West Virginia, regardless of ownership, must be transacted exclusively through the state-run West Virginia Carbon Exchange, managed by the Division of Forestry.

Prevents municipalities from imposing stricter planning and zoning ordinances on firearm-related businesses than those applied to other businesses.

Bans a physician from providing "irreversible gender reassignment surgery" or "gender altering medication" to a person who is under 18 years of age.

Would remove the rape and incest exception to obtain an abortion in West Virginia.

Establishes the "Summer Feeding for All" program to reduce "food insecurity" by providing meals to the students during "summer and non-school-day times."

Authorizes concealed handgun license holders to carry firearms on public college and university campuses.

Permits the Division of Natural Resources to lease state-owned "pore spaces" in "state forests, natural and scenic areas, and management areas, and other lands" for carbon sequestration.

Outlines a procedure for West Virginia to select delegates to a "convention for proposing amendments" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

Creates the Industrial Business Expansion Development Program and is to be administered as a program within the Department of Economic Development.

Prohibits the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for entering the premises of any state or local governmental building or as a condition for entering the premises of a hospital or enrolling in a state institution of higher education.

Restores the film tax credit program in West Virginia and would be retroactive to January 1, 2018.

Prohibits that a teacher may not teach that one race, ethnic group, or biological sex is inherently, morally, or intellectually superior to another race, ethnic group, or biological sex.

Eases up on licensing requirements for plumbers, HVAC, and electricians.

Prohibits biological males from participating on athletic teams or sports designated for biological females where competitive skill or contact is involved.