West Virginia Statutes § 3-5-6c Election of family court judges
Statute Text
(a)
An election for the purpose of electing a family court judge or judges shall be held on the same date as the primary election in their respective circuits, as provided by law, upon a nonpartisan ballot by division printed for this purpose.
(b)
In each nonpartisan election by division for a family court judge, the candidates for election in each numbered division shall be tallied separately, and the board of canvassers shall declare and certify the election of the eligible candidate receiving the highest numbers of votes cast within a numbered division to fill any full terms.
(c)
In case of a tie vote under this section, section twelve, article six of this chapter controls in breaking the tie vote .
History
Added by 2015 Acts, ch. 103 ( HB 2010 ) , eff. 6/8/2015 .
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