Freeman, West Virginia Public Records

West Virginia voters can register online through the West Virginia Secretary of State's voter registration portal at https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing. 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 the county in which they register, at least 17 years old (must be 18 by the next general election to vote), and not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction including probation or parole. Valid West Virginia driver's license or state ID number is required for online registration; alternatively, voters can register by mail or in person at the Mercer County Clerk's office using a paper application. As an unincorporated community, Freeman does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council because it has no incorporated municipal government. Residents instead vote in Mercer County-level elections for County Commission, Sheriff, Assessor, County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, and other county offices. Local voters can find their assigned polling place by using the West Virginia Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or by contacting the Mercer County Clerk at (304) 487-8388 with their residential address. Polling places are assigned based on precinct boundaries, which may change periodically due to redistricting or population shifts. Election records that are public in West Virginia include voter registration lists (available to candidates, political parties, and for certain approved purposes), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (available through the West Virginia Secretary of State's Campaign Finance Reporting System at https://cfrs.wvsos.gov/), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The Mercer County Clerk maintains historical election results for county and precinct totals, available for public inspection. West Virginia does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Freeman voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). West Virginia provides absentee voting for voters who meet specific criteria or who prefer to vote by mail. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot, with applications available from the Mercer County Clerk or downloadable from the West Virginia Secretary of State's website at https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/AbsenteeVoting.aspx. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Mercer County Clerk no later than six days before the election. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received within five days after) or delivered in person to the Mercer County Clerk's office by the close of polls on Election Day. Early in-person voting is available at the Mercer County Clerk's office and designated early voting locations beginning 13 days before Election Day and continuing through three days before Election Day, with specific hours established by the Mercer County Clerk. Freeman residents should contact the Mercer County Clerk at (304) 487-8388 or visit http://www.mercercountywv.org/ for specific early voting dates, times, and locations for upcoming elections.