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January 1 - May 8, 2024 - Absentee Application Period - Eligible Absentee Voters can send an absentee ballot application to their County Clerk in person, by mail, or electronically.

January 1 - May 8, 2024 - Absentee Application Period - Military or Overseas Voters may request an absentee ballot.

January 8 - January 27, 2024 - Candidate Filing Period

March 26, 2024 - Write-in Deadline

March 29, 2024 - County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters from whom they received applications.

April 23, 2024 - Voter Registration Deadline

May 1 - May 11, 2024 - Early Voting in Person - Voter may vote an early ballot at the county courthouse, an annex or a designated community voting location during normal business hours. Early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the Primary Election.

May 7 - Noon, May 14, 2024 - Receive Requests for Emergency Absentee Ballot - This falls under the below circumstances

• Voter in the hospital on Election Day
• Replacement poll worker appointed after the period for Early Voting
• Voter in licensed health care facilities within an adjacent county or within 35 miles of the county seat (county policy required)
• Voter in nursing home within the county if he or she has resided there for a period of less than 30 days (county policy required)
• Voter becomes confined, on or after the seventh day

May 8, 2024 - Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications

May 11, 2024 - Deadline for Early Voting in Person

May 13, 2024 - Deadline for Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office

May 14, 2024 - ELECTION DAY

May 14, 2024 - Absentee Ballots Received Electronically from Eligible Voters Accepted - Absentee ballots submitted electronically by eligibile military and overseas voters and eligible voters with physical disabilities are accepted by close of polls.

May 15, 2024 - Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted

May 20, 2024 - Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted

August 1, 2024 - Deadline for No Pary Organization/Unaffiliated Candidates to File Nominating Petitions, Certificate of Announcements and Pay Filing Fee

August 13 - October 30, 2024 - Absentee Application Period - Eligible Absentee Voters can send an absentee ballot application to their County Clerk in person, by mail, or electronically. Military or Overseas Voters who applied absentee in the Primary Election will automatically receive a ballot for the General Election.

September 17, 2024 - Write-in Deadline

September 20, 2024 - County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters from whom they received applications

October 15, 2024 - Voter Registration Deadline

October 23 - November 2, 2024 - Early Voting in Person - Voter may vote an early ballot to the county courthouse, an annex or a designated community voting location during normal business hours. Early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the Primary Election.

October 29 - Noon, November 5, 2024 - Receive Requests for Emergency Absentee Ballot - This fals under the below circumstances:

• Voter in the hospital on Election Day
• Replacement poll worker appointed after the period for Early Voting
• Voter in licensed health care facilities within an adjacent county or within 35 miles of the county seat (county policy required)
• Voter in nursing home within the county if he or she has resided there for a period of less than 30 days (county policy required)
• Voter becomes confined, on or after the seventh day

October 30, 2024 - Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications

November 2, 2024 - Deadline for Early Voting in Person

November 4, 2024 - Deadline for Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office

November 5, 2024 - ELECTION DAY

November 5, 2024 - Absentee Ballots Received Electronically from Eligible Voters Accepted - Absentee ballots submitted electronically by eligible military and overseas voters and eligible voters with physical disabilities are accepted by close of polls.

November 6, 2024 – Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted

November 12, 2024 – Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted

ALL CANDIDATES participating in the Primary Election are required to file the Primary Report in addition to all Quarterly Reports.

ALL CANDIDATES participating in the General Election are required to file the General Report in addition to all Quarterly Reports.

ALL PACS and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES are required to file the Primary and General Reports in addition to all Quarterly Reports.

ALL COMMITTEES are required to continue filing all Quarterly Reports until a zero balance has been established and a Final Report has been filed.

Filing deadlines falling on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays are to be extended to the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday under W. Va. Code 2-2-1(15)(e).

Candidates running for office in the 2022 municipal elections should visit the Municipal Election Page for forms and deadlines.