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Filing Opens Next Month for West Virginia Supreme Court Seat

Candidates interested in seeking an unexpired term on the West Virginia Supreme Court can file next month for a special election.

Secretary of State Mac Warner says the filing dates for the seat of former Justice Menis Ketchum will run from Aug. 6 through Aug. 21. The special election will be held concurrently with the Nov. 6 general election.

Candidates must be at least 30 years old, residents of West Virginia for at least five years and admitted to practice law for at least 10 years.

Warner’s office says in a news release that interested candidates who already are on a partisan ballot for elected office should consult the Judicial Investigation Commission.

Ketchum announced his retirement earlier this month. He had two years remaining in his term.

West Virginians Urged To Vote in Road Bond Election

State officials are urging West Virginians to get out and vote during Saturday’s special election.

West Virginia voters are being asked to approve the sale of $1.6 billion in general obligation bonds. The bonds are part of Governor Jim Justice’s roads infrastructure spending plan.

Justice says his plan will create tens of thousands of jobs, fix existing roads and build new roads — without any need to raise new taxes.

Opponents of the bond call say the governor’s road plan won’t produce nearly as many jobs as Justice claims. Opponents also point out that the bond project list includes $1.9 billion in projects, so some projects either won’t be completes or more taxes will have to be raised.

During a Friday press conference, Justice implored residents to vote, regardless of how they feel about the bond.

Secretary of State Mac Warner also urged residents to visit the polls. He said in a press release that of the roughly 1.22 million registered voters, only 37,534 had cast early or absentee ballots by the end of early voting on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Polls are open for special road bond election from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.

National Voter Registration Month Comes Just Ahead of Special Election

With National Voter Registration Month in September coming just ahead of a statewide special election, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office is encouraging voters to make sure their registration makes them eligible to head to the polls in early October. 

 
The deadline to register to vote on the upcoming road bond amendment is on or before Monday, September 18th. Those who are not yet registered to vote or need to update their current registration must do so before the deadline. Voters with up-to-date registrations are already eligible to vote in the upcoming special election.

Secretary of State Mac Warner said National Voter Registration Month, combined with the unusual timing of the upcoming election, is cause to encourage voters to make sure their registrations are correct.

 
“People think of elections in November — the general elections — and in May are the primaries here in West Virginia. So, having an election in October is out of the norm,” said Warner.

 
The special election to consider a $1.6 billion road bond amendment is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th. Early voting for the~special election begins on Friday, September 22nd and continues — except on Sunday’s — until Wednesday, October 4th.
 

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