Point Pleasant, West Virginia Public Records

Public safety in Point Pleasant is overseen by the Point Pleasant Police Department. Residents can access the West Virginia State Police's online resources to search for criminal history records, sex offender registrations, and missing persons reports specific to the local area. The West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation also provides an inmate search tool for those seeking information on individuals incarcerated in state facilities.

Point Pleasant voters are served by the Mason County Clerk, Elections Division, located at 200 Sixth Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550, phone (304) 675-1322. This office administers all federal, state, county, and municipal elections for Mason County residents, including voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, and Election Day operations. West Virginia residents can register to vote online through the West Virginia Secretary of State's website at GoVoteWV.com, which provides online voter registration, voter registration status lookup, and sample ballot viewing. Voters must register at least 21 days before an election. To register, applicants must be U.S. citizens, West Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not under conviction, probation, or parole for a felony or treason (unless civil rights have been restored). Point Pleasant holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions; the next regular municipal election is scheduled for 2025, with the mayor and council members elected to four-year terms. Point Pleasant voters also participate in county elections for Mason County Commission, county clerk, sheriff, assessor, and other county offices. Polling place assignments for Point Pleasant residents can be found by entering your address at the GoVoteWV.com voter lookup tool, which displays your specific polling location, sample ballot, and election information. Polling places in Point Pleasant have included Point Pleasant Intermediate School, Point Pleasant Primary School, and other public buildings depending on precinct boundaries. In the November 2024 presidential election, Mason County recorded approximately 60-65% voter turnout, with over 10,000 ballots cast out of roughly 17,000 registered voters, reflecting typical turnout patterns for presidential elections in rural West Virginia. On November 3, 2026, Point Pleasant and Mason County voters will decide several important races including all three U.S. House of Representatives seats for West Virginia, West Virginia State Senate District 8, West Virginia House of Delegates District 19, and various county offices that may be up for election depending on term schedules. West Virginia does not have regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections in 2026 (the next is 2028), and neither U.S. Senate seat from West Virginia is scheduled for election in 2026. Absentee voting in West Virginia is available for voters who will be absent from the county on Election Day, are physically unable to vote in person, or work a shift during all hours polls are open. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Mason County Clerk and can be downloaded from GoVoteWV.com or requested in person or by mail. Early in-person voting is available at the County Clerk's office and designated early voting locations beginning 13 days before Election Day and ending three days before Election Day. Election records that are public in West Virginia include voter registration lists (available by request under specific conditions), campaign finance reports filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State's office and viewable at www.cfrs.wv.gov, candidate filings and declarations, and precinct-level election results published by the Secretary of State at sos.wv.gov/elections.