Elections Division 

Upcoming Elections

This year over 140 West Virginia towns and cities will host municipal elections. These elections allow local residents to select their mayor, recorder and council members. Please look below to see if your town or city will be holding an election this year, or to simply explore the collection of town charters and ordinances available.  

Many Federal, State and County offices will be on the ballot in 2014. Please look below to explore the different offices that will be up for election. Additionally, browse the potential 2014 Candidates by taking a look at the list of registered Pre-Candidates.

2013 Municipal Elections  

• Municipal Elections
• Municipal Calendar
• Municipal Charters
• Municipal Election PowerPoint Presentations

                 Upcoming Municipal Deadlines                 

•  March 13, 2013: Deadline to order precinct change 

•  March 13, 2013: Deadline to adopt an emergency absentee voting policy

•  March 19, 2013:  First day to receive absentee applications from all voters

•  April 2, 2013: Uniform Drawing of ballot positions.

•  April 2, 2013: Deadline to estimate number of absentee ballots needed

•  April 12, 2013: Deadline for an emergency precinct change 

•  April 23, 2013: Deadline to nominate poll workers

•  April 23, 2013: Deadline for Write-in Candidates to file

•  April 26, 2013: Absentee ballots must be delivered to the city clerk

•  April 29- June 5, 2013: Mail absentee ballots within 1 day of receiving a completed application if ballots are available.

•  May 12- June 4, 2013: Mandatory training of poll workers 

•  May 16- May 22, 2013: First publishing of sample ballots

•  May 21, 2013: Last day to register to vote in municipal election

•  May 29- June 8, 2013: Early voting period (Early voting is conducted during regular business hours and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Saturday during the early voting period. This applies in every municipal election.

•  June 1, 2013: Early voting in-person voting conducted 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

•  June 4- June 10, 2013: Second publishing of sample ballots or publish official list of  candidates and issues.

•  June 4- June 11, 2013 (at 12:00 noon): Receive emergency absentee ballot application.

•  June 5, 2013: Deadline to submit an absentee ballot application

•  June 8, 2013: Early voting in-person conducted 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

•  June 10, 2013: Last day to receive a hand-delivered absentee ballot

•  June 11, 2013: General Election Day (Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

•  June 12, 2013: Deadline to accept absentee ballots

• June 17, 2013: Military and overseas absentee ballots or those postmarked by U.S. Postal Service by June 11 accepted until the start of canvass.

•  June 17, 2013: Canvass begins and election results are certified 48 hours after Declaration (if no recount has been requested)

• July 1, 2013: New terms begin for elected officials

•  Federal Offices on the 2014 Ballot

•  State Senate Seats on the 2014 Ballot

•  County Commission Seats on the 2014 Ballot

•  2014 Pre-Candidates