West Virginia Elections

As Chief Election Officer of West Virginia, the Secretary of State works to involve all West Virginians in the process of democracy.

• Working with students, teachers and community leaders  through the Secretary of State's office to strengthen voter turnout.
• Working with voters to  help identify how voting procedures can be improved.
• Working with the Legislature to improve election laws will continue to make the election process more open and fair.  
• Working with the State Election Commission to continue election policy and public information.  
• Working with county and municipal officials in planning, training and practice to improve voter registration procedures, absentee voting and Election Day practices.

On our pages, we hope you will find the answers to your questions about elections in West Virginia.  The Help America Vote Act, which was signed by President Bush in 2002, outlines changes to election procedures.  In past legislative sessions, our office worked with the WV Legislature to ensure changes were made to West Virginia election law in order to comply with these provisions.  Click here for the full text of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).   If you would like additional information, email us at elections@wvsos.com.

Voting includes information about voter registration, absentee voting, election day procedures, voting systems, ballots.

Offices & Issues has the details about elective offices, including information about the qualifications, terms, filing fees, election districts and other information about offices on the ballot in the next election and in future elections, as well as a roster of current federal, state and district officeholders and information about ballot issues.

Candidates gives the prospective candidate the information needed for filing, and voters the details about candidates when candidate filing occurs.  Information about political parties and alternative ballot access is also available.

Electoral College information, click here.

Campaign Finance provides the details, rules and forms for conducting & reporting campaign finance activity.  Campaign finance reports of all candidates and political action committees are posted online shortly after filing, and lists of state and federal committees are available.

Statistics & History includes county-by-county election results for elections since 1996, voter registration by political party, voter turnout and other interesting historical facts.  Teachers can get students involved in research about elections and submit research findings to our site.

Services provides links to publications, contact information, and information about ordering copies and other information from the Secretary of State.