West Virginia § 3-8-4a Termination of political committees

West Virginia Statutes

§ 3-8-4a — Termination of political committees

West Virginia § 3-8-4a

Ch. 3ELECTIONS

Art. 8REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ELECTIONS

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W. Va. Code § 3-8-4a (2026).

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(a)A political committee may terminate by filing a written request, in accordance with the provisions of section four of this article, and by stating in the request that it will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements and that it has no outstanding debts or obligations. At such time, any excess funds of the committee may be transferred to a political committee established by the same candidate pursuant to the provisions of §3-8-4 or §3-8-5e of this code.

(b)The provisions of this section may not be construed to eliminate or limit the authority of the Secretary of State, in consultation with the State Election Commission, to establish procedures for:

(1)The determination of insolvency with respect to any political committee;

(2)the orderly liquidation of an insolv

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(a) A political committee may terminate by filing a written request, in accordance with the provisions of section four of this article, and by stating in the request that it will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements and that it has no outstanding debts or obligations. At such time, any excess funds of the committee may be transferred to a political committee established by the same candidate pursuant to the provisions of §3-8-4 or §3-8-5e of this code.

(b) The provisions of this section may not be construed to eliminate or limit the authority of the Secretary of State, in consultation with the State Election Commission, to establish procedures for: (1) The determination of insolvency with respect to any political committee; (2) the orderly liquidation of an insolvent political committee and the orderly application of its assets for the reduction of outstanding debts; and (3) the termination of an insolvent political committee after such liquidation and application of assets.