# West Virginia HB 4435: Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass

West Virginia HB 4435, Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Ridenour (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-22 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4435-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4435
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-01-22, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §3-4A-28, §3-6-9, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Keith Marple (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4435 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4435 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4435 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4435 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4435-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).