YOUR VOTE: West Virginia 2024

WEST VIRGINIA

It's election season! Are you ready? With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Primary Election - May 14, 2024

Voter Registration Deadlines

• April 23, 2024 - Last day to register to vote in person and online. Final day to postmark voter registration forms.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadline

• May 8, 2024 - Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, or online.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• May 13, 2024 - Last day to hand-deliver absentee ballot.
• March 14, 2024 - Last day for absentee ballots returned by mail or online by eligible military, overseas, and voters with physical disabilities. 
• May 15, 2024 - Last day for mail-in absentee ballots without postmarks to be accepted (if delivered by the US Postal Service and received by the County Clerk).

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadlines

• October 15, 2024 - Last day to register to vote in person and online.
  • Final day to postmark voter registration forms.
• November 4, 2024 - Last day for Late Voter Registration accepted from certain uniformed and overseas voters.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadline

• October 30, 2024 - Last day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 4, 2024 - Last day to return mail-in absentee ballot to the County Clerk.
• November 5, 2024 - Last day for absentee ballots submitted electronically from certain uniformed and overseas voters.
• November 6, 2024 - Last day for absentee ballots without postmarks to be accepted (if delivered by the US Postal Service and received by the County Clerk).

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. See when your ballot needs to be received by election officials here. 

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here are the requirements to register as a voter in West Virginia.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location:

• Use the West Virginia Secretary of State's widget to find your polling place.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• West Virginia voters must show an approved form of identification at the polls during early voting or on election day. All forms of ID must be valid and not expired.

Accepted Credentials

• Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

• Registered voters can apply for a free Voter ID Card from their county clerk. Applications must be submitted in person at the county clerk's office, and voters can choose to be mailed their Voter ID cards or pick them up at the county clerk's office.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Questions?

• The West Virginia Official Election Center can be reached at (304) 558-6000 or via email at Elections@wvsos.gov.
• Check out the West Virginia Secretary of State's Elections Division site.
• Look up your polling place, track your absentee ballot, and find more election info on GoVoteWV.

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), West Virginians!