Monterville, West Virginia Public Records

Eligible citizens can register, update their registration, or change party affiliation online up to 21 days before any election. New voters must supply a West Virginia driver's license or ID card number; those without state identification must register by mail or in person. The state requires photo identification to vote in person, accepting driver's licenses, state ID cards, passports, military IDs, or other government-issued photo identification. Because Monterville is an unincorporated community without municipal government, there are no mayoral or city council elections. Residents vote in Randolph County elections for county commission, county clerk, sheriff, assessor, prosecuting attorney, and other county offices. These partisan county elections occur during the general election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years, with primary elections in May. Local voters also participate in state legislative elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates (District 50 or 52 depending on precinct boundaries) and West Virginia Senate districts, which extend based on population and may cross county lines. Residents can find their specific polling place using the lookup tool at GoVoteWV.com by entering their residential address, or by calling the Randolph County Clerk at (304) 636-2138. Precinct assignments for the area fall under county-defined districts such as Valley Bend or other nearby precincts depending on exact location. The county has historically leaned Republican in recent presidential and statewide contests. West Virginia will hold elections for all three U.S. House seats (Monterville is in the 2nd Congressional District); one U.S. State legislative seats for all 100 West Virginia House of Delegates members and half of the 34 Senate seats will be contested. West Virginia election records are matters of public record with certain information publicly accessible. Voter registration lists are available for purchase by political parties, candidates, and certain organizations under West Virginia Code §3-2-30, though personal information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates are redacted. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political action committees are filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State Ethics Commission and searchable at ethics.wv.gov, showing contributions received and expenditures made by candidates for county and state offices. Candidate filings, including petitions and certificates of announcement, are public records maintained by the Randolph County Clerk for county offices and by the Secretary of State for state and federal offices. Election results by precinct are published by the Randolph County Clerk after canvassing and are available at the clerk's office and on the Randolph County website. West Virginia Code §3-1-1 et seq. Governs election administration throughout the state. West Virginia provides early in-person voting beginning 13 days before Election Day and ending three days before the election at designated early voting locations announced by the Randolph County Clerk, typically including the main clerk's office in Elkins. Absentee voting by mail is available to any registered voter who requests a ballot; applications are available at GoVoteWV.com or from the Randolph County Clerk's office and must be received by the Randolph County Clerk by six days before Election Day. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail and received by the close of polls on Election Day, or delivered in person to the Randolph County Clerk by the day before Election Day. West Virginia Code §3-3-1 establishes absentee voting procedures, and applications are available starting 84 days before any election.