(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3-8-9a of this code, the state committee of a political party and caucus campaign committee may make coordinated expenditures in any amount with the general election campaign of the candidate for each of the following offices: Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, Treasurer, State Senate, and House of Delegates.
(b) Any communication that results from a political expenditure and is made in coordination with a state committee of a political party and caucus campaign committee must contain a disclaimer that clearly identifies that the expenditure is coordinated with the candidate or candidates committee with whom it was coordinated.
(c) The amendments to this section enacted during the regular session of the Legislature, 2022, shall not be effective until November 9, 2022.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 8. Regulation and Control of Elections
§3-8-1. Provisions to Regulate and Control Elections
§3-8-2. Requirements for Reporting Independent Expenditures
§3-8-2b. Disclosure of Electioneering Communication
§3-8-3. Committee Treasurers; Required to Receive and Disburse Funds
§3-8-4. Treasurers and Financial Agents; Written Designation Requirements
§3-8-4a. Termination of Political Committees
§3-8-5. Detailed Accounts and Verified Financial Statements Required
§3-8-5a. Information Required in Financial Statement
§3-8-5b. Where Financial Statements and Reports Shall Be Filed; Filing Date Prescribed
§3-8-5c. Contribution Limitations
§3-8-5d. Offenses and Penalties
§3-8-5e. Pre-Candidacy Financing and Expenditures
§3-8-5f. Loans to Candidates, Organizations or Persons for Election Purposes
§3-8-5g. Prohibition on Political Contributions and Expenditures by Foreign Nationals
§3-8-6. Financial Statement Forms; Filing; Disposition
§3-8-7. Failure to File Statement; Delinquent or Incomplete Filing; Criminal and Civil Penalties
§3-8-9a. Coordinated Expenditures
§3-8-10. Use of Certain Contributions
§3-8-11. Specific Acts Forbidden; Penalties
§3-8-13. Parties Liable and Subject to Penalties
§3-8-14. Effective Date of Certain Criminal Offenses
§3-8-15. Disclosure of Contributions During Legislative Session