State of West Virginia Voting Requirements & Information
Statewide Voter Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your elections office
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 630am to 730pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
Any registered voter may vote in person at the county courthouse or annex beginning 13 days before the election and ending 3 days before the election. Some counties offer additional early voting locations
Early voting is typically available on weekdays during regular business hours and on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
Absentee Voting
A registered voter may vote absentee provided they will be absent from their place of voting on Election Day and meet one of the following criteria:
- You are away due to personal or business travel.
- You are in attendance at college, university or other place of education or training
- You are confined due to illness, injury or other medical reason
- You are immobile due to advanced age or a physical disability.
- You are incarcerated or in detention in jail or home and not convicted of a felony
- Your employment because of hours worked and distance from the county seat makes voting in person impossible
- You are a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) with the Office of the Secretary of State
- The county absentee voting office and your polling place are inaccessible to you due to your physical disability
- You are required to live temporarily outside county of residence because of service as an elected or appointed state or federal officer
- You are required to live temporarily outside county of residence because of temporary assignment by your employer for a specific period of four years or less
General Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your elections office
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 630am to 730pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
Any registered voter may vote in person at the county courthouse or annex beginning 13 days before the election and ending 3 days before the election. Some counties offer additional early voting locations
Early voting is typically available on weekdays during regular business hours and on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
Absentee Voting
A registered voter may vote absentee provided they will be absent from their place of voting on Election Day and meet one of the following criteria:
- You are away due to personal or business travel.
- You are in attendance at college, university or other place of education or training
- You are confined due to illness, injury or other medical reason
- You are immobile due to advanced age or a physical disability.
- You are incarcerated or in detention in jail or home and not convicted of a felony
- Your employment because of hours worked and distance from the county seat makes voting in person impossible
- You are a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) with the Office of the Secretary of State
- The county absentee voting office and your polling place are inaccessible to you due to your physical disability
- You are required to live temporarily outside county of residence because of service as an elected or appointed state or federal officer
- You are required to live temporarily outside county of residence because of temporary assignment by your employer for a specific period of four years or less
General Information