West Virginia State Senator Charles Trump (R-Martinsburg) has introduced SB 249, to eliminate the straight-ticket device. The bill is co-sponsored by four other Republican Senators, Craig Blair, Ryan Ferns, Mike Hall, and Chris Walters.
Republicans have a tiny majority in the State Senate and a large majority in the House. The Governor is a Democrat. Thanks to Jeff Becker for this news.
Actually very surprised that Craig Blair is a sponsor since he is an outspoken advocate of everyone voting straight Republican. Former delegate Larry Kump had challenged him on this last year which became one of the wedge issues prompting Blair to run his teenage daughter against Kump to thus unseat him.