Chief Election Official(s): Secretary of State (View Website)
Election/Appointment Process: Partisan Election
Responsibilities:

• Prescribes voter registration forms
• Determines ballot eligibility of parties
• Approves new voting systems/ devices
• Advertises statewide ballot questions
• Prepares election calendar

Secondary Official(s): 55 County Commissions
Election/Appointment Process: Elected for six year terms.
Responsibilities:

• Canvasses election returns
• Handles recounts

Current Official(s): Betty Ireland
Public Office Experience: At-Large Representative, Charleston City Council, 1987-1991
Reelection/Reappointment Date: 2008
Contact Information: Hon. Betty Ireland
Secretary of State
Building 1, Suite-157K
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-6000
Fax (304) 558-0900
[email protected]

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