Any state officer holding any elective office (except the Governor, any judge, or a member of the Legislature of this state) may be removed from office, by the Governor, in the manner provided in the following section: (a) When disqualified from holding the office under any provision of the Constitution of this state, or any law now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted, whether such disqualification arose before or after his induction into office; (b) for official misconduct, malfeasance in office, incompetence, neglect of duty, or gross immorality.
W. Va. Code § 6-6-5
Removal by Governor of state elective officer -- Grounds
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 171 W. Va. 445 - Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board (1983)
Most recently applied in 171 W. Va. 445 - Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board (January 1983)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.