Bancroft, West Virginia Public Records

The County Clerk's election division website provides information on upcoming elections, voter registration, and election results at www.putnamcountyclerk.com. West Virginia voters can register to vote online through the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.wv.gov/elections, which offers an online voter registration application for new voters and address updates for existing registered voters. The voter registration deadline in West Virginia is 21 days before any election. To register, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, residents of West Virginia and Putnam County, at least 17 years old (may vote at 18), and not currently under conviction or serving a sentence for a felony or treason (unless voting rights have been restored). As an unincorporated community, Bancroft does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council, since there is no municipal government. Residents instead vote in Putnam County Commission races, state legislative elections, statewide offices, and federal elections. County Commission elections are held in the general election during even-numbered years, with commissioners serving staggered six-year terms. Putnam County voters also elect the Putnam County Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor, Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit Clerk, and other county officials in partisan elections. West Virginia holds primary elections in May and general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Residents can find their assigned polling place by using the polling place lookup tool on the West Virginia Secretary of State's website at www.sos.wv.gov/elections or by contacting the Putnam County Clerk's office. Polling places are assigned based on residential address and precinct boundaries. At the federal level, one of West Virginia's two U.S. Senate seats may be on the ballot if it is a regular election year for that seat (West Virginia's Senate seats are Class I and Class II, with elections in different cycles). West Virginia's three U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Bancroft voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). At the state level, depending on the election cycle, voters may elect members of the West Virginia House of Delegates (which has two-year terms) and potentially West Virginia State Senate seats (four-year terms). West Virginia offers absentee voting for voters who qualify under specific circumstances, including: being away from the county on Election Day on business, work, or for personal reasons; illness or physical disability; election day workers; religious beliefs preventing voting on Election Day; or inability to vote due to incarceration (if not convicted of treason or felony). Absentee ballot applications are available from the Putnam County Clerk or can be downloaded from the Secretary of State's website. Completed applications must be submitted to the Putnam County Clerk, and absentee ballots can be returned by mail or delivered in person before Election Day. West Virginia also offers early in-person voting at designated locations during the 13 days before Election Day, typically at the Putnam County Clerk's office or other designated early voting sites. Election records that are public in West Virginia include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports (filed with the Secretary of State and searchable online at www.cfrs.wv.gov), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The Putnam County Clerk publishes unofficial election results on election night, with official certified results available after the canvass period. Historical election results for Putnam County are available through the Putnam County Clerk's office and the West Virginia Secretary of State's elections division website.