W. Va. Const. art. V, § 1
- Constitution
- Constitution of West Virginia
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Division of powers. The legislative, executive and judicial departments shall be separate and distinct, so that neither shall exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others; nor shall any person exercise the powers of more than one of them at the same time, except that justices of the peace shall be eligible to the Legislature.
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