West Virginia § 3-1-31 Days and hours of elections; scheduling of local elections; extension or shortening of terms of certain elected local officials

West Virginia Statutes

§ 3-1-31 — Days and hours of elections; scheduling of local elections; extension or shortening of terms of certain elected local officials

West Virginia § 3-1-31

Ch. 3ELECTIONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

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W. Va. Code § 3-1-31 (2026).

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(a)General elections shall be held in the several election precincts of the state on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of each even year. Primary and special elections shall be held on the days provided by law therefor:Provided, That all local municipal elections shall be held concurrently with a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election. In exercising this obligation, a municipality shall negotiate an agreement with the county commission to establish the election date, election officials, registration books to be used, and other matters pertaining to changing the municipal election to be held on the same day as a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election:Provided, however, That a municipality which enters into an agreement with a county c

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(a) General elections shall be held in the several election precincts of the state on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of each even year. Primary and special elections shall be held on the days provided by law therefor:Provided, That all local municipal elections shall be held concurrently with a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election. In exercising this obligation, a municipality shall negotiate an agreement with the county commission to establish the election date, election officials, registration books to be used, and other matters pertaining to changing the municipal election to be held on the same day as a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election:Provided, however, That a municipality which enters into an agreement with a county commission to hold elections at the same time as a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election day pursuant to §8-5-5 of this code shall share in the administrative costs of holding the election, which shall not exceed the municipality’s pro rata share of voters registered in the municipality compared with the total voters registered in the county:Provided further, That the municipality shall also comply with the requirements of §8-5-5 of this code regarding an agreement with the county regarding use of county election officials in municipal elections.

(b) At every primary, general, or special election the polls shall be opened in each precinct on the day of the election at 6:30 in the morning and be closed at 7:30 in the evening.