Leon, West Virginia Public Records

West Virginia residents can register to vote online through the West Virginia Secretary of State's website at https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing, by mail using a voter registration form available from the Mason County Clerk or downloadable from the Secretary of State, or in person at the Mason County Clerk's office. The voter registration deadline is 21 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by the election date, residents of West Virginia and Mason County, and not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction - voting rights are restored upon completion of sentence in West Virginia. Acceptable forms of identification for registration include a West Virginia driver's license or ID card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, Leon does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Local governance issues are handled by the Mason County Commission, which consists of three commissioners elected countywide to staggered terms. Residents vote in county, state, and federal elections at their assigned precinct polling location, which can be found using the polling place lookup tool on the West Virginia Secretary of State website at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or by contacting the Mason County Clerk. West Virginia does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Leon voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). County offices including Mason County Commission seats, the Mason County Clerk, Assessor, Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, and Circuit Clerk will appear depending on which offices are up for election on the rotation schedule, and potentially Board of Education positions. Voters should check with the Mason County Clerk or the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections Division at https://sos.wv.gov/elections for candidate lists, sample ballots, and information on any local ballot measures. Public election records in West Virginia include voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes under W. Va. Code §3-2-30, campaign finance reports filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State's office and searchable at https://cfrs.wv.gov, candidate filings and qualifying petitions, and precinct-level election results published after each election by the Mason County Clerk and Secretary of State. Absentee voting in West Virginia is available to any registered voter. Applications for absentee ballots can be submitted online through the Secretary of State website, by mail, or in person at the Mason County Clerk's office. The application deadline is six days before the election for mail-in absentee ballots. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Mason County Clerk by the close of polls on Election Day to be counted. Early in-person voting is available at the Mason County Clerk's office and designated satellite locations for a period before each election, typically beginning 13 days before Election Day and ending three days before. West Virginia requires voters to present identification at the polls; acceptable forms include West Virginia driver's license or ID, U.S. Passport, military ID, student ID from a West Virginia high school or college, utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government document showing name and address.