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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 3. Elections » Article 6. Conduct and Administration of Elections

§3-6-1. Provisions of Article Govern General Elections; Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter; Applicability of Article to Primary and Special Elections

The provisions of this article shall govern the conduct and administration of general elections. Other provisions of this chapter, where applicable, shall be considered supplementary and complementary to the provisions of this article regulating and controlling general elections. In all voting precincts in which voting machines have been approved, procured, and are in use, the […]

§3-6-10. Certificates of Election Results

Whenever an election is held in any county or district to fill any national, state, county, or district office, the board of canvassers of the county, or a majority of them, under the regulations prescribed in the next preceding section, shall carefully and impartially ascertain the result of the election in their county and in […]

§3-6-11. Disposition of Certificates

The separate certificates of the board of canvassers, made pursuant to section ten of this article, shall be disposed of by the board of canvassers as follows: Of the certificates respecting the election for delegate or delegates in the Legislature, they shall, upon request of the candidate, transmit a copy to any candidate, and shall […]

§3-6-12. Tie Vote Procedures

Whenever the Governor or the board of canvassers of a county is to declare the result of an election, and it appears to him or them that two or more of the persons voted for have received the highest and equal number of votes for the same office, so that the election to the office […]

§3-6-3. Publication of Sample Ballots and Lists of Candidates

(a) The ballot commissioners of each county shall prepare a sample official general election ballot for all political party or nominees with no party affiliation unless those persons have actually been nominated by an independent party, nonpartisan candidates for election, if any, and all ballot issues to be voted for at the general election, according […]

§3-6-4. Late Nominations; Stickers

If a nomination to fill a vacancy is made by a political party executive committee or, on its failure to so act within the time prescribed by law, is made by the chairman of the committee, and certified to the clerk of the county commission after the ballots to be used at the ensuing election […]

§3-6-4a. Filing Requirements for Write-in Candidates

Any eligible person who seeks to be elected by write-in votes to an office, except delegate to national convention, which is to be filled in a primary, general or special election held under the provisions of this chapter, shall file a write-in candidate's certificate of announcement as provided in this section. No certificate of announcement […]

§3-6-5. Rules and Procedures in Election Other Than Primaries

The provisions of article one of this chapter relating to elections generally shall govern and control arrangements and election officials for the conduct of elections under this article. The following rules and procedures shall govern the voting for candidates in general and special elections: (a) If the voter desires to vote for an official write-in […]

§3-6-6. Ballot Counting Procedures in Paper Ballot Systems

When the polls are closed in an election precinct where only a single election board has served, the receiving board shall perform all of the duties prescribed in this section. When the polls are closed in an election precinct where two election boards have served, both the receiving and counting boards shall together conclude the […]

§3-6-7. Ballot Irregularities; Procedures

If two or more ballots are found folded or rolled together and the names voted for thereon be the same, one of them only shall be counted; but if the names voted for thereon be different, in any particular, neither of them shall be counted except as hereinbefore provided; and in either case, the commissioners […]

§3-6-8. Precinct Returns; Certificates; Procedures

As soon as the results are ascertained, the election officials shall make out and sign, under oath as provided in section fifteen, article five of this chapter, four certificates of result on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, giving the complete returns of the election at the polling place, including the name of […]

§3-6-9. Canvass of Returns; Declaration of Results; Recounts; Recordkeeping

(a) The commissioners of the county commission shall be ex officio a board of canvassers and, as such, shall keep in a well-bound book, marked "election record", a complete record of all their proceedings in ascertaining and declaring the results of every election in their respective counties. (1) They shall convene as the canvassing board […]