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Secretary of State > News > White Paper by Mac Warner: SCOTUS Chance to Reinstill Confidence in American Elections

White Paper by Mac Warner: SCOTUS Chance to Reinstill Confidence in American Elections

6/1/2023

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Mac Warner is currently serving his second term as West Virginia's 30th Secretary of State. Prior to becoming Secretary of State in 2017, Secretary Warner served 23 years on four different continents in the United States Army. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, earned a Juris Doctor degree from the West Virginia University College of Law, and Master of Law degrees from the University of Virginia School of Law and the Army's Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School.

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Landon Palmer - Assistant Communications Director
304-356-2616
lpalmer@wvsos.gov

Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol Building
Charleston, WV 25305

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone:
Main: (304) 558-6000
Fax: (304) 558-0900
Toll Free: (866) 767-8683
Investigations Hotline: (877) 372-8398

WV One Stop Business Center
13 Kanawha Blvd. W.
Suite 201
Charleston, WV 25302

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone:
Main: (304) 558-8000
Fax: (304) 558-8381
Toll Free: (866) 767-8683

North Central WV Business Hub
153 West Main Street
Suite G- Third Floor
Clarksburg, WV 26301

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone:
Main: (304) 367-2775
Fax: (304) 627-2243

Eastern Panhandle Business Hub
229 East Martin Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone:
Main: (304) 356-2654
Fax: (304) 260-4360