CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Time is running out for legislation that would set a fall vote for the seat held by the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd after it sat idle Sunday.
The Senate passed four more school-related bills from Gov. Joe Manchin’s special session agenda. The House’s Education Committee began reviewing separate education measures, advancing four of them.
But neither chamber acted on either version of the proposal that would put Byrd’s seat on the Nov. 2 ballot following a special Aug. 28 primary.
One version awaits a final vote in the House of Delegates. The other has passed both chambers, but with dueling amendments that require a joint conference committee to resolve.
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