Points, West Virginia Public Records

West Virginia residents can register to vote online through the Secretary of State's website at https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing. The registration deadline falls 21 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, residents of West Virginia and Hampshire County, at least 17 years old (turning 18 by the general election to vote), and not currently serving a felony sentence including probation or parole. Online registration requires valid West Virginia driver's license or state ID information. Paper forms are available at the Hampshire County Clerk's Office, public libraries, and motor vehicle offices. The state participates in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program to keep voter rolls accurate. As an unincorporated community, Points holds no municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents vote in Hampshire County Commission races, county constitutional offices including Sheriff, County Clerk, Assessor, and Prosecuting Attorney, plus state and federal contests. County Commission seats are elected on staggered six-year terms. To find their assigned polling location, voters can use the West Virginia Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or contact the Hampshire County Clerk directly. Polling places in the area have historically included community centers and fire departments, though locations may change and voters should verify their assigned precinct before each election. County voters strongly favored Republican candidates, reflecting the area's conservative political lean. West Virginia will not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Points voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). However, all three of the state's U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Points voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). State-level races will include the West Virginia Governor's race (gubernatorial elections occur in midterm years), seats in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, and several Hampshire County offices including Sheriff, County Clerk, and potentially County Commission seats depending on the rotation. Voters should verify specific candidates and ballot measures with the Hampshire County Clerk as the election approaches. West Virginia election records are partially public under state law. Voter registration lists are available for purchase by political parties, candidates, and researchers, though individual voter history is not disclosed. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with the Secretary of State's Office and searchable online at https://cfrs.wvsos.gov. Election results by precinct are public records available through the Hampshire County Clerk and the Secretary of State. The state offers absentee voting by mail for voters who will be absent from the county on election day, have a disability or illness preventing travel to the polls, are election officials working at a different precinct, or are prevented by religious beliefs from voting in person. Absentee ballot applications must reach the Hampshire County Clerk no later than six days before the election. Early in-person voting is available at the Hampshire County Clerk's office beginning 13 days before election day and ending three days before election day. West Virginia does not require an excuse for early voting. All election information, sample ballots, and candidate lists are available through the Hampshire County Clerk's Office and the West Virginia Secretary of State at https://sos.wv.gov/elections.