Redstar, 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, or by submitting paper applications available at county clerk offices, public libraries, and DMV locations. The registration deadline sits 21 days before any election. To register, residents must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and residents of Fayette County. Online registration requires a West Virginia driver's license or state ID number, while paper applications need the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, Redstar has no municipal elections for mayor or town council. Residents cast ballots in federal, state, and county races. Voters can find their assigned polling place using the West Virginia Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or by calling the Fayette County Clerk's office. Early in-person voting begins 13 days before Election Day and ends three days prior, typically conducted at the Fayette County Clerk's office in Fayetteville and potentially at additional satellite locations. The county has trended Republican in recent elections, though local races often turn on candidate qualifications rather than party labels. The midterm elections will include West Virginia's State-level contests will include West Virginia House of Delegates seats representing Fayette County (portions of Districts 35 and 36), which are elected every two years. County-level positions on the ballot will include Fayette County Commission seats (commissioners serve six-year staggered terms), and potentially the Fayette County Sheriff, County Clerk, Assessor, Prosecuting Attorney, and Circuit Clerk depending on term expirations. Fayette County Board of Education members may also appear on the ballot, as board members serve four-year terms. Voters should check with the Fayette County Clerk closer to the election for confirmed candidate lists and any local referenda or bond issues. West Virginia election records are public and accessible under state law. Voter registration lists can be requested from the Fayette County Clerk, though certain personal information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates is redacted. Precinct-level election results are published by the Fayette County Clerk following certification and are available at the West Virginia Secretary of State's elections website at https://sos.wv.gov/elections/. Campaign finance reports for state and county candidates are filed with and available from the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office and can be searched online. Candidate filings, including declarations of candidacy and financial disclosure statements, are public records maintained by the Fayette County Clerk for local offices and the Secretary of State for state offices. West Virginia offers absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on Election Day, who have a disability or illness, who work during all hours polls are open, or who are confined to a nursing home or healthcare facility. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Fayette County Clerk and can be submitted by mail, in person, or electronically. Voted absentee ballots must be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received within five days) or delivered in person to the Fayette County Clerk by the close of polls on Election Day. West Virginia does not offer no-excuse mail voting; an acceptable reason must be provided on the absentee application.