Category: Action Alerts
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Make Some (More) Noise on HB 4433 and HB 4983
Thursday, Feb. 13 marked the halfway point in the 2026 WV Legislative Session. Here are updates on two bills we alerted you about before related to immigration enforcement and data centers. Make Some (More) Noise and please continue to stay engaged.
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Make Some Noise: Say NO to New, Unnecessary Residency Requirements for Voting
HB 5219 & SB 59 would establish new and complicated rules to determine residency to register and vote in West Virginia and appears to conflict with a US Supreme Court decision from 1979 holding that students have the constitutional right to register and vote where they attend college.
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Make Some Noise: Oppose State & Local Assistance in Immigration Enforcement
SB 615 would mandate that WV state and local police assist in federal immigration enforcement. Some individuals rounded up in the current anti-immigrant surge who appealed their detentions have been found to be detained illegally. SB 615 will make things worse, incentivizing unconstitutional arrests and detentions.