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House Judiciary advances bills to criminalize absentee ballot distribution and restrict transgender West Virginians’ rights

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February 25, 2025

BBG Folk Reporter Starrie Schulz has the scoop on what went down during Monday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. A bill criminalizing the physical distribution of absentee ballot forms passed the […]

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