{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7a-7-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 7A-7-6","heading":"Municipalities within territory remain incorporated in metro government.","body":"Municipalities, other than the principal city, are not automatically consolidated into the metro government. Upon the approval by voters of metro consolidation, municipalities within the territory of the metro government remain incorporated and continue to perform their functions as permitted by law unless dissolved or consolidated pursuant to section eight of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 7A. CONSOLIDATED LOCAL GOVERNMENT.","ARTICLE 7. ELECTIONS ON METRO GOVERNMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/7A-7-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:43Z","sha256":"f6062c237679415452c06df7420a45b97cda3f7ec549390203874b869129e588","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7a-7-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7a-7-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}