FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Early voting for the 2022 General Election begins Wednesday across West Virginia.
Secretary State Mac Warner said the 10-day period will include two Saturdays, ending Nov. 5 three days before the Nov.8 General Election.
“The General Election is upon us, and thousands of registered West Virginia voters will vote early,” Warner said. “We ask citizens to be mindful of our election laws and to report any irregularities that they may see or experience.”
Marion County Clerk Julie Kincaid said after listening to voters they have changed their hours of operation for early voting.
“Our hours have now changed, so it’s 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,” Kincaid said. “We’ve done our best to accommodate everyone.”
Kincaid said bring a picture ID to voting location- a driver’s license, state issued ID card or a passport will be accepted.
“As long as we see your face on an ID and it confirms you are who you say you are we will happily take that,” Kincaid said.
This will be the second election following redistricting, and Kincaid her staff has taken another look at precinct boundaries just to confirmed there won’t be problems. She said there was a lot of work to get the new lines drawn, but there were few issues during the May primary.
“We reexamined all of our municipality boundaries to make sure everything is nice and tidy,” Kincaid said. “And everyone is going to be voting in their respective precincts and they’re going to be in the correct precincts.”
Marion County voters will have three location options county-wide.
“We have the White Hall Public Service Building, the original location at the J. Harper Meredith Building and another at the Farmington Community Building,” Kincaid said. “So, we’re hoping that putting them at these locations in the county will be very convenient for our voters.”
Voters across the state will also be asked to decide on four proposed constitutional amendments.
Kincaid urges voters to review a sample ballot and seek advise from a trusted friend or family member.
“We have found in the past that voters will look to the poll workers for advice, but unfortunately the poll workers are not permitted to discuss those items,” Kincaid said. “I advise everyone to please research these things thoroughly before you come in.”