Author: Julie Archer

HB 4806 would mandate use of bathrooms and changing areas in schools to be based on “gender assigned at birth.” This bill conflicts with LWV WV policies to safeguard equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. LWVWV calls HB 4806 legislative bullying. Transgender students already have enough to deal with in their schools.…

There are so many bad bills on the Jan. 22 agenda of the House Judiciary Committee, it is difficult to select the worst! We are focusing on HB 4016 because it constitutes voter suppression and is in direct contradiction to the LWVWV policy priority of Strengthening Democracy. HB 4016  prohibits the delivery of unsolicited absentee…