West Virginia


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ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Major Party Qualifications:

Received 1% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election
Primary ballot requirements:
File certificate of announcement with the Secretary of State
Filing fee: 1% of annual salary [3-5-8]
Or four signatures for every dollar of filing fee if
unable to pay fee [3-5-8a]
Deadline: between the second Monday and last
Saturday in January [3-5-7]

General ballot access for minor party candidates:

Any political party which polled less than 10% of
the total vote cast for governor at the preceding
general election may nominate candidates and
party conventions [3-5-22]
Deadline: day preceding the primary election
[3-5-24]
Or

General ballot access for minor party or independent candidates:

File declaration of candidacy with the Secretary of
State 30 days before the election
Filing fee: 1% of annual salary [3-5-8]
Petition: 2% of the total votes cast in preceding
presidential election for that parties candidate.
Deadline: August 1 [3-5-23]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 98 days before the election
Primary date: second Tuesday in May

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

The candidate will need to submit a "Write-in Candidate’s Certificate of Announcement" to the Secretary of State by September 23, 2008. A "Candidate Financial Disclosure Statement" is due 10 days after you file your Write-in Candidate’s Certificate of Announcement. The names of all write-in candidates are posted at all appropriate precincts during early voting and on election day.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/

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