Current West Virginia law says party columns on the November ballot should be in order of how many votes each party polled for president in the last election. Although Democrats won the most votes for president in West Virginia in all elections 1976-1996 (except 1984), Republicans won the most votes for president in West Virginia starting in 2000. Two Democratic Delegates have just introduced a bill to change the law. HB 2172 would say that parties should be on the ballot in order of how many registered voters they have. There are almost twice as many registered Democrats as registered Republicans in West Virginia. The bill is authored by James Morgan (D-Huntington) and Michael Caputo (D-Fairmont).