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Speaker Hanshaw seeks to delay de Soto vacancy case to May

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citing a state law meant to protect lawmakers from participating in legal actions while a legislative session is ongoing, attorneys for House Speaker Roger Hanshaw are seeking a delay in the case that could decide whether a Republican or Democrat fills the seat forfeited by Joseph de Soto.

In a court filing Tuesday on behalf of Hanshaw, R-Clay, included a notice of automatic stay of a writ of mandamus filed last week by the West Virginia Democratic Party. Attorneys for Hanshaw are seeking an automatic stay through May 12.

The Democratic Party is requesting that the state Supreme Court of Appeals order Gov. Patrick Morrisey to select a replacement for de Soto from a three-person list submitted by the Berkeley County Democratic Executive Committee.

Read more: https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2025/01/speaker-hanshaw-seeks-to-delay-de-soto-vacancy-case-to-may/

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