VOTE IN WEST VIRGINIA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your local election officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th by visiting your local election office. You may register to vote in person at your local election office, the secretary of state’s office, or DMV offices or other public assistance offices.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 6:30 am – 7:30 pm

  Voters must show a form of identification to vote in person during the Early Voting period and on election Day in any election such as a driver’s license, U.S. passport, and any other state government-issued identification. You can read more about what the acceptable forms of identification are on their website.

  If you are registering to vote for the first time in West Virginia or your county, and you have not voted in a federal election in this state, you must show a valid ID with your application or the first time you vote. If you mail your application, you may send a copy of a valid ID. 

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-person absentee is available in West Virginia. You can find your early voting locations here.

  In-person absentee will take place from 9 am to 5 pm on any day between October 23rd and November 2nd, 2024.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in West Virginia may apply absentee ballot in 2024 election if they provide “Illness, injury or other medical reason” as reasoning. You may request the ballot by November 5th.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be postmarked by November 5th and received by November 12th.
  • You may deliver your ballot in-person to your county clerk’s office by November 5th.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so on the election website by October 15th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR WEST VIRGINIA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. SENATE
  A U.S. Senator serves a term of 6 years. One of the two U.S. Senate positions in West Virginia are open. Below are the candidates for the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*). 
  ▹ Glenn Elliott (D) vs. Jim Justice (R) vs. David Moran (L) vs. Lewie Andrews (I) vs. Joshua Standridge (I) vs. Tim Stevenski (I)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House member serves a term of 2 years. West Virginia has 2 congressional districts on the ballot. Find your congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 1st district: Chris Reed (D) vs. Carol Miller* (R) vs. Wes Holden (I) vs. Jim Umberger (I) vs. A. Warden (I)
  ▹ 2nd district: Steven Wendelin (D) vs. Riley Moore* (R)

  WEST VIRGINIA STATE SENATE
  17 seats out of 34 state senate districts of West Virginia are on the ballot. Find your state senate district on the West Virginia Senate website.

  WEST VIRGINIA STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
  All positions in the 100 state delegate districts of West Virginia are on the ballot. Find your state delegate districts on the West Virginia House website.

  GOVERNOR
  The Governor of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. They may seek re-election to a second four-year term. 

  ATTORNEY GENERAL
  The Attorney General of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. 

  SECRETARY OF STATE
  The Secretary of State of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. 

  AUDITOR
  The Auditor of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. 

  TREASURER
  The Treasurer of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. 

  AGRICULTURE COMMISSION
  The Agriculture Commission of West Virginia is elected for a four-year term during the same year as a presidential election. 

  BALLOT MEASURES
  West Virginia has one statewide ballot measure for the 2024 General Election
  ▹Constitutional Amendment #1: Prohibit people from participating in “the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person”

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the West Virginia Secretary of State website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Pre-Registration

  17-year-old West Virginia residents may re-register to vote, but can only vote when they turn 18.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this page to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from West Virginia living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other West Virginia voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN WEST VIRGINIA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old by the date of the general election. You must be a legal resident of West Virginia and of the county where you are applying to register. You must not have been convicted of a felony, treason, or bribery in an election, under either state or federal law, and you must not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, and Biden) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including West Virginia, voters with party affiliation may vote only in the primary election of the party they are affiliated with. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in West Virginia, voters with a party affiliation are only allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in the primary elections. In the general election, however, all voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for the U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. In West Virginia, there are also candidates for the State Senate and State House, as well as several state executive positions and statewide ballot measures. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your West Virginia legislative district, please visit the West Virginia Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.