Municipal Super Tuesday Election Set For June 10

Dozens of municipal elections are scheduled to take place Tuesday. 

Voters in cities and towns throughout West Virginia will vote to elect their next mayor, council, clerk, and/or recorder June 10 as part of the state’s municipal “super Tuesday” election.

Secretary of State Kris Warner announced Friday that the overwhelming majority of the elections feature contested races—meaning candidates are not running unopposed. 

In a press release, Warner said municipalities with contested races will receive a compliance visit on Election Day from an authorized representative of the Secretary of State’s Office.

“My office will have more than a dozen individuals visiting municipal elections throughout the state on Election Day, June 10th,” Warner said. “These compliance visits are intended to ensure that polling locations are safe, secure, and following the protocols in place to help every interested and eligible voter cast a ballot.”

The Secretary’s office also notes that of the104 municipal elections scheduled to take place this year, 77 will take place next Tuesday.

This is the last time such a municipal “super Tuesday” will take place after the passage of Senate Bill 50, which requires that municipal elections be held on the same day as statewide elections.

Warner encouraged every registered voter living in a municipality hosting an election to participate and cast a ballot. Early voting is currently underway for the June 10 elections; however, it ends at 5:00pm on Saturday, June 7.

A list of municipalities holding elections next Tuesday can be found here.

Warner also urges citizens to report any suspicious or illegal election activity that they may witness to the Secretary of State’s Investigations Division by calling toll-free 877-FRAUD-WV.

”Illegal campaign activity of any kind is not tolerated in West Virginia,” Warner said. “Individuals engaging in election fraud will be subject to investigation and prosecution.”