Can a Governor Be Forced to Live In the State Capital?

“A persistent lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) was back in a courtroom Wednesday,” NBC News reports.

“The Republican billionaire has frequently been criticized by members of both major parties for being absent from the Charleston statehouse as his business empire of more than 100 companies bogs down in litigation.”

“But perhaps the most forceful condemnation has come from a Democratic lawmaker whose lawsuits have accused Justice of violating a passage of the state Constitution that says the governor ‘shall reside at the seat of government.'”