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Observe the Certification of the 2026 Election in YOUR county!

On Monday, November 9, West Virginia County Commissions across the state will meet to certify the results of the 2026 election. This meeting is open to the public and mandated by state law. The law is very specific as to the procedures to be followed and addresses the counting of absentee ballots, provisional ballots and double checking total vote counts by precinct. A random hand count of a sampling of precincts is conducted. If there is an unacceptable statistical margin of error, ALL precincts must be hand counted.

What do observers do?

No interaction with the County Commission (sitting as the Board of Canvassers) is necessary. The role of the observer is to simply document observations in terms of the following questions (prepared by the LWV of West Virginia):

1. Was the public welcome to observe the meeting?
2. During your observation, did the canvassers find any problems with the election returns?
3. Did you observe any attempt to disrupt or slow down the canvassing process?
4. Were reasons stated for why a ballot is provisional?
5. Was there disagreement as to whether or not to accept a provisional ballot?
6. Were reasons stated for why a ballot was classified as provisional?

How do you become an observer?

First, contact the county clerk in your county and notify them you are interested in observing and clarify the time and place of the meeting. STATE LAW MANDATES THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

If you are interested in observing but you are not a League member please do not identify yourself as part of the LWV!

The LWVWV is interested in your observations which you may share at lwvofwv@gmail.com

LWVWV Urges Governor Morrissey to withdraw WV National Guard from Washington, D,C.

August marked the one year anniversary of  WV National Guard members  being deployed to the nation’s capital.  The reason given for the deployment was  to control street crime and to restore cleanliness. These unsubstantiated concerns have been used as an excuse to normalize a military presence on Washington’s streets. 

In a letter dated August 13, 2026 the LWVWV  asked Governor Morrisey “to exercise your legal option…to recall West Virginia Guard forces from DC”

LWVWV Urges No Vote on Amendment 1