West Virginia Secretary of State Election Forms
Voter
General
- Voter Registration Application
- Absentee Ballot Application (must complete by hand)
- Application to be Placed on the Permanent Absentee List
- Application for an Emergency Absentee Ballot
- Instructions for Voting a Paper Ballot by Mail
- Instructions for Voting an Optical Scan Ballot by Mail
- Request for Voter Registration Forms
- Cancellation of Deceased Voter Affidavit
Military and Overseas
Complaint / Challenge
Candidate
Candidate Filing
- Pre-Candidacy Registration
- Candidate Certificate of Announcement
- Write-in Candidate Certificate of Announcement
- Candidate Certificate of Announcement – Municipal
- Candidate Statement of Withdrawal
- WV Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure Statement
- Nomination by Convention
- Official Credentials To Collect Petition Signatures – Federal, State, County
- Minor/Independent Party Petition Form
- Filing Fee Waiver – Oath
- Filing Fee Waiver – Petition
Municipal Candidates
- Campaign Financial Statement (Long Form) – 2026 Election Year
- Campaign Financial Statement (Short Form) – 2026 Election Year
- Pre-Candidacy Registration
- Candidate Certificate of Announcement – Municipal
- Candidate Certificate of Announcement – Municipal Write-In
- Candidate Statement of Withdrawal
- Official Credentials To Collect Petition Signatures – Municipal
- Minor/Independent Party Petitions Form – Municipal
- Filing Fee Waiver – Oath
- Filing Fee Waiver – Petition
- Campaign Financial Statement – All Years (Short Form)
- Campaign Financial Statement – All Years (Long Form)
- Treasurer or Financial Agent – Designation
- Treasurer or Financial Agent – Change
Campaign Finance
Formation, Amendment or Dissolution
- Pre-Candidacy Registration
- Treasurer or Financial Agent – Designation
- Treasurer or Financial Agent – Change
- Statement of Organization – PAC or Political Party Committee
- Statement of Organization – Joint Fundraising Committee
- Statement of Organization – Independent Expenditure/Electioneering Communications Committee
- Statement of Organization – Inaugural Committee
- Statement of Dissolution of Candidate Committee
- Dissolution of Campaign or Committee
Reporting
- 2026 Campaign Financial Statement (Long Form)
- 2026 Campaign Financial Statement (Short Form)
- Campaign Financial Statement – All Years (Long Form)
- Campaign Financial Statement – All Years (Short Form)
- Independent Expenditures Report (file by paper)
- Disclosure of Electioneering Communications (file by paper)
- Report – Paid Campaign Staff
- Report – Paid Election Workers
- Report – Volunteer Election Workers
- Code of Fair Campaign Practices
- Disclosure of Contributions During Legislative Session
Election Administrators
Polling Place Signs and Instructions
Absentee Voting Materials
- Application for an Emergency Absentee Ballot
- Instructions for Voting a Paper Ballot by Mail
- Instructions for Voting an Optical Scan Ballot by Mail
- UOCAVA Oath of Voter
- UOCAVA Security Envelope
- UOCAVA Return Envelope
- UOCAVA Electronic Transmission Coversheet
- UOCAVA Email Return Instructions (blank)
- UOCAVA Fax Return Instructions (blank)
- UOCAVA Mail Return Instructions (blank)
- Absentee Ballot Envelope 2 (Small)
- Absentee Ballot Envelope 2 (Large)
- Signature Verification Guide
HAVA Forms
Polling Place Forms
- Ballot Stubs Return Envelope
- Election Expense Statement
- List of Assisted Voters
- Oath of Election Officials
- Provisional Ballot Envelope – Paper & Optical Scan
- Provisional Ballot Information Sign
- Provisional Ballot Notice
- Which Ballot Am I Eligible to Vote Sign
- Provisional Ballot Return Envelope
- Public Count Certification – Early Voting (Primary)
- Public Count Certification – Election Day (Primary)
- Public Count Certification – Early Voting (General)
- Public Count Certification – Election Day (General)
- Spoiled Ballot Return Envelope
- Supply Receipt Certification
- Ballot Drop off During Early Voting
Executive Committee
General – Primary
