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Gov. Jim Justice CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice maintains the first list of potential replacements from Wayne County to fill a recent House of Delegates vacancy did not meet state code, and the state Republican Party agrees. The governor’s office, through Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office, submitted its response February 1 to a petition filed by Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard, who says Justice did not follow law in how he chose a candidate to fill the seat vacated by Derrick Evans, the lawmaker who took part in the Janua...

sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — The Office of Gov. Jim Justice issued its response to the lawsuit over the process involved in selecting the next Republican lawmaker from Wayne County. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office filed a response Monday to a lawsuit filed by the chairman of the Wayne County Republican Party with the state Supreme Court of Appeals. Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard is asking the court to order Justice to appoint a replacement for former Republican House of Delegates member Derrick Evans from a list of three nominees...

For The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — A motion by the West Virginia Republican Party to intervene in a case that could determine who represents Wayne County in the House of Delegates was approved Friday by the state Supreme Court of Appeals. J. Zak Ritchie, an attorney for the state Republican Party, filed a motion to intervene in a mandamus lawsuit filed by Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard asking the court to require Gov. Jim Justice to choose a delegate for the vacated 19th District House seat in Wayne County from a list of three qualified nominees submitted...

sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A motion by the West Virginia Republican Party to intervene in a case that could determine who represents Wayne County in the House of Delegates was approved Friday by the state Supreme Court of Appeals. J. Zak Ritchie, an attorney for the state Republican Party, filed a motion to intervene in a mandamus lawsuit filed by Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard asking the court to require Gov. Jim Justice to choose a delegate for the vacated 19th District House seat in Wayne County from a list of three qualified nominees submi...

The West Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a newly appointed state lawmaker from assuming his duties while it considers a challenge to the legality of his appointment.