To check your registration status, go to govotewv.com . Under the “Online Voter Tools,” you can register for the first time, update your registration if you have a new address, a new party affiliation, or want to change your registration from a political party to non-party affiliation or independent. You can also just check the status of your registration. For instance, if you have not voted recently, you may need to re-register. The “Voter Information” tab will tell you the forms of identification you need to show when you register to vote or when voting for the first time.
Check the Frequently Asked Questions tab if you are uncertain about your eligibility to vote. For instance, you can vote in the primary if you are 17 years old and will be 18 by the time of the general election in November. You must be a U.S. citizen (born in the U.S. or naturalized). There are options if you are unsheltered. West Virginia law says that you must be a legal resident of the state for thirty days with the intent of making West Virginia your permanent residence.
Under the “Register to Vote” tab, you have several options to register to vote or update your voter registration online.
Monongalia County voters will be voting on the renewal of four levies that must be approved by 60 percent of the voters to pass and a school bond issue that must be approved by 50 percent of the voters to pass. All of the levies have social justice implications as they would continue support for the Morgantown Public Library System, Mountain Line bus system, volunteer fire departments and Morgantown Fire Department, and parks, trails, and recreation (county parks, West Virginia Botanic Garden, rail trails, etc. The bond issue is for the proposed Renaissance Academy focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) for the county high school students.
Monongalia County voters will also be electing members of the Board of Education, judges, and magistrates. These are the final elections for these positions, while voters will be choosing candidates for the November election for members of the state legislature, members of Congress, governor, etc.
Voters who are registered as Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, or Mountain Party members MUST vote the ballot of that party. Voters who are registered with no party affiliation, may choose any of the above four ballots but must tell the poll workers they choice. If not, they will be given a ballot that only includes races and issues with no party affiliation: levies, bond issue, Board of Education, and judicial officers in Monongalia County. Everyone will have the same ballot in November.