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For Write-In Candidates
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West Virginia Code §3-6-4a
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If you decide to run a write-in campaign for election to any office, you must be an official write-in candidate. Only votes for official write-in candidates will be counted.
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What is an Official Write-In Candidate?
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- Any eligible person who seeks to be elected by write-in votes to an office (except delegate to the national convention) which is to be filled in a primary, general or special election and submits a Write-In Candidate's Certificate of Announcement to the proper filing officer is considered an official Write-In candidate.
- Note: Only those office elected in the primary (Board of Education and Conservation District Supervisor) may be write-in candidates in a primary election
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How Do I File as a Write-In?
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- The write-in candidate's completed certificate of announcement must be received (not postmarked) by the proper filing deadline.
- The certificate of announcement must be received by the same filing officer where other candidates for that office would file.
- A write-in candidate is not required to pay a filing fee.
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How Will My Name Appear?
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- Per WV Code, official write-in candidate names are not printed on the ballot.
- The names of all official write-in candidates are posted at all appropriate precincts during early voting and on Election Day.
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