Tag: Kanawha County

Kanawha Officials to Vote on Voting District Problem

Kanawha County officials will hold a vote to try to fix a district irregularity that places about 130 people in two delegate districts.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the county commission will vote on the issue during its next meeting on July 7.

The commission will discuss if all of Precinct 240 is located in Delegate District 35, as state code suggests, or if some of the area is located in Delegate District 36, as Census data shows.

Officials discussed the issue during a public hearing Tuesday, but there was no consensus.

Some argued that the county should follow the Census blocks to create Precincts 240A and 240B for the people who should be in District 36. Others argued that people who were placed in District 35 should remain in that district.

Kanawha Official: More Voters Cast Ballots in Wrong District

The Kanawha County clerk says an additional 513 registered voters may have cast their ballots in the wrong district.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the total number of voters who may have voted in the wrong district is now close to 1,000.

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick says Precinct 240 voters in the latest case may have been voting in District 35 instead of District 36 since 2012.

Two of the general election races in those districts were decided by less than 50 votes. One Democratic primary race was decided by about 100 votes.

The Kanawha County Clerk and the Kanawha County Assessor’s offices have drawn maps to correct the problem for the 2016 general election.

Kanawha County Commission to Consider Sunday Hunting

A proposal to place Sunday hunting on the November ballot will come up at the next Kanawha County Commission meeting.

The meeting is set for 5 p.m. Thursday.

The County Commission says that the county Planning Commission recommended putting the issue on the ballot at their meeting last week after a public hearing.

Sunday hunting would be restricted to private property and would require the landowner’s consent.

Kanawha County Won't Vote on Bill to Serve Alcohol Sundays

Kanawha County residents will not have the chance to vote on approving the sale of alcohol at restaurants, clubs and wineries before 1p.m. on Sundays.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Kanawha County Commission voted Thursday to not put “the brunch bill” on the ballot.

Officials say only businesses in Charleston have expressed interest in approving alcohol sales Sunday mornings.

Commission President Kent Carper says he would put a bill on the ballot if businesses outside the city expressed more interest in it.

The idea to sell alcohol Sunday morning came from Shepherdstown, where restaurants have been able to serve alcohol Sundays since mid-May.

About 300 Uncounted Votes in Kanawha's Unofficials Results

Kanawha County officials say about 300 votes were not included in the county’s unofficial election results last week.

Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the uncounted votes were from people who voted early and were from the Dunbar area.

She says the incident was an accident, and the result of a card being left in one of the vote-counting machines in the voter registration office on May 10.

The vote totals up until this point have been considered “unofficial.”

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says he has seen no similar incidents in his 20 years as county commissioner.

McCormick says no races were close enough to be affected by the mistake.

New Kanawha County Court Aims to Get Veterans Help

Kanawha County is establishing a special court for military veterans.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Humphreys says the county’s adult drug court will offer a separate track for veterans. He says the court will work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to divert veterans into rehabilitation programs.

The Kanawha County Veterans Treatment Court will open with a ceremony Thursday in the Old County Courthouse in Charleston.

There are similar courts serving at least seven other West Virginia counties.

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