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Voter Registration Deadline for 2018 Primary Set for April 17

The deadline is approaching to register to vote in West Virginia’s upcoming primary election.

Tuesday, April 17 marks the final day to register to vote in the May 8 primary.

“You can register vote in person at your county clerk’s office, you can send in a voter registration application and then you have to go through a process of verifying your address, which includes showing an ID — an acceptable form of ID — on Election Day,” said Secretary of State Elections Division director “Deak” Kersey. “You can also go online.”

Those who would like to register or need update their registration online can do so on the Secretary of State’s website.

 

Locations of county clerk’s offices can also be found online.

Data from the Secretary of State’s office show more than 1.2 million West Virginians were registered to vote by the end of last month. Nearly 43 percent are listed as Democrats and nearly 32 percent are registered Republicans. Roughly 22 percent of registered voters in the state have no party affiliation, while the Mountain and Libertarian Parties each account for less than 1 percent.

The May 8 primary marks the first statewide election under a new voter identification law, which went into effect at the beginning of the year.

 

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.
 

West Virginia Officials Ask 130,000 Voters for Address Updates

The West Virginia secretary of state is asking more than 130,000 voters to update their address.

Media outlets report that the request from Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office will come in the form of postcards in the next few days.

The request aims to help the secretary of state update voter registration rolls.

The office says the postcards will be sent to people who have been flagged for recently moving without updating voter registration information. The cards are meant as a reminder, and don’t mean someone’s registration is being canceled.

Voters can update registration information by mailing back the postcard or going online. They can also view their registration status online.

Secretary of State's Office Removing Outdated Voter Files

The West Virginia secretary of state’s office says more than 47,000 outdated or ineligible voter files have been removed from the state’s voter registration system.

Secretary of State Mac Warner said in a news release his office worked with county clerks in every county to remove the files, and he says there’s still more work to do.

The release said workers coordinated with the state Division of Corrections to eliminate convicted felons who are ineligible to be registered to vote while incarcerated. During the last few weeks, 1,170 felons were removed from voter files.

The release said the office next will perform a national review of deceased voters whose death records haven’t been accessible to county clerks with prior technology. A long-term goal is to work with other states to eliminate duplicate registrations.

State Voter Registration Deadline Tuesday

Time is running out for West Virginians to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election.

Tuesday is the deadline to register. Residents can apply to register to vote online, at a county clerk’s office or by mail.

Early voting begins Oct. 26. A list of county clerk’s offices is posted on the Secretary of State’s Office’s website.

W.Va. Ups Efforts to Increase Voter Registration

The Secretary of State’s Office is encouraging West Virginians of all ages to register to vote or update their current voter registration during National Voter Registration Month. 

September is National Voter Registration month. Last year, West Virginia launched its online voter registration system during September, and since then, 45,000 people have used the site, 20,000 of whom signed up to vote for the first time.

This month, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office is celebrating legislation passed during the 2016 legislative session making West Virginia the third state to implement an automatic voter registration system. Voters are automatically enrolled through the Division of Motor Vehicles with the option to opt out instead of opt in, like a majority of states.

At a press conference at the Capitol Thursday, Harrison County Clerk Susan Thomas said registering is only the first step.

“We can register all the people we want, but if they don’t go out and vote, our roles are inflated, but don’t get me wrong, registration is very important too.”

The deadline to register to vote in November’s general election is October 18. Early voting begins October 26.

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