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Delegate to Challenge Secretary of State in Primary

West Virginia Delegate Patsy Trecost is challenging Secretary of State Natalie Tennant in a Democratic primary.

The Harrison County lawmaker announced his bid for secretary of state Tuesday.

Trecost was elected to his first term as a delegate in 2014. He was previously the mayor and a city council member in Clarksburg.

Tennant was first elected in 2008 and won re-election in 2012. She is seeking a third term after losing a 2014 bid for U.S. Senate.

Morgantown Republican Mac Warner is also seeking the four-year office.

W.Va. Secretary of State to Unveil Records Requests Website

Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is unveiling a website to track public records requests throughout state and local governments.

Tennant told The Associated Press the website cataloging Freedom of Information Act requests will be up Friday, as state law requires.
It will list agencies, what was requested and who requested the information. It will say how much agencies charged and whether they partly or entirely granted requests, or denied them, and reasons for denials.

The site won’t include agency records produced in response.

Local and state entities must begin submitting information on requests made Friday and afterward. The law doesn’t include penalties for agencies that don’t comply.

The website is required under a law passed by the Republican Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in April.
 

West Virginia's New Online Registration Increases Voters

West Virginia’s new online voter registration system has clicked with voters.

Secretary of State Natalie Tennant says her office received 1,082 submissions through the system in its first month. The submissions included 439 new voter registration applications, 349 address changes, 267 party changes and 27 name changes.

Tennant said Tuesday in a news release that the submissions came from residents in 50 of the state’s 55 counties.

She says she considers the system’s first month as a success

West Virginia is one of 26 states that offer online voter registration.

Even the WVU Fans Were Against Her

It's been 25 years since West Virginia University named the first woman to be the Mountaineer mascot. Natalie Tennant entered the political arena becoming…

It’s been 25 years since West Virginia University named the first woman to be the Mountaineer mascot.  Natalie Tennant entered the political arena becoming the Secretary of State.  She’s also run for governor and United States Senate.  It was her turn as the traditionally male mascot that may have given her the thick skin for politics.  Beth Vorhees reminisced with Tennant about her experience in our studio last week.

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Natalie Tennant was selected as the WVU Mountaineer 25 years ago.

Secretary of State's Office Warns of New Scam

The Secretary of State’s office is warning business owners about a scam that has surfaced in the state.

Secretary of State Natalie Tennant says business owners are receiving postcards from a firm called “Business Compliance Division” with an official looking logo.  The cards ask owners to call a number to fix a potential compliance violation and are told they need to pay a fee of up to 85 dollars to apply for a certificate of existence.

Tennant says the state does not require such a certificate, but one could be required if they are pursuing business in another state.  The Secretary of State’s office issues those certificates for a ten dollar fee.

Tennant encourages business to be on the lookout for the postcards and call the Secretary of State’s office with any questions.  

Secretary of State Decries Unlimited Campaign Contribution Bill

At the legislature today, after a high school principal resigned and faces misdemeanor charges for failing to report a sexual assault at his school, lawmakers revisit a law pertaining to that issue.  One senator lashes out at a house bill that prohibits local anti-discrimination ordinances.  And we’ll talk with the Secretary of State about election bills at this session on The Legislature Today.

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