West Virginia § 3-2-19 Maintenance of active and inactive registration records for municipal elections

West Virginia Statutes

§ 3-2-19 — Maintenance of active and inactive registration records for municipal elections

West Virginia § 3-2-19

Ch. 3ELECTIONS

Art. 2REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

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W. Va. Code § 3-2-19 (2026).

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(a)For municipal elections, the registration records of active and inactive voters shall be maintained as follows:

(1)Clerks of the county commissions shall prepare pollbooks or voter lists to be used in municipal elections when the county precinct boundaries and the municipal precinct boundaries are the same and all registrants of the precinct are entitled to vote in state, county, and municipal elections within the precinct or when the registration records of municipal voters within a county precinct are separated and maintained in a separate municipal section or book for that county precinct and can be used either alone or in combination with other pollbooks or voter lists to make up a complete set of registration records for the municipal election precinct.

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(a) For municipal elections, the registration records of active and inactive voters shall be maintained as follows:

(1) Clerks of the county commissions shall prepare pollbooks or voter lists to be used in municipal elections when the county precinct boundaries and the municipal precinct boundaries are the same and all registrants of the precinct are entitled to vote in state, county, and municipal elections within the precinct or when the registration records of municipal voters within a county precinct are separated and maintained in a separate municipal section or book for that county precinct and can be used either alone or in combination with other pollbooks or voter lists to make up a complete set of registration records for the municipal election precinct.

(2) No registration record may be removed from a municipal registration record unless the registration is lawfully transferred or canceled pursuant to the provisions of this article in both the county and the municipal registration records.

(b) Within 30 days following the entry of any annexation order or change in street names or numbers, the governing body of an incorporated municipality shall file with the clerk of the county commission a certified current official municipal boundary map and a list of streets and ranges of street numbers within the municipality to assist the clerk in determining whether a voter’s address is within the boundaries of the municipality.

Legislative History

2022 Reg. Sess., HB4353; 2013 Reg. Sess., SB535; 2012 Reg. Sess., SB637; 2003 Reg. Sess., HB2843; 2003 Reg. Sess., SB648; 2002 Reg. Sess., SB196; 1994 Reg. Sess., SB520; 1963 Reg. Sess., SB2; 1947 Reg. Sess., HB381; 1941 Reg. Sess., HB206