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How to vote in West Virginia

Five questions, in the order you will ask them. Every date links to the page it was read on.

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Can I still register?

• Online: by Tuesday, October 13.
• By mail: your form has to be postmarked by Tuesday, October 13.
• In person: by Tuesday, October 13.

Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV.

Register on the state's own form. Not sure you are registered? Look yourself up on the state's own lookup.

Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV. Checked October 11, 2026.

Can I vote early?

Yes. Early voting in person runs from Wednesday, October 21 to Saturday, October 31.

Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV. Checked October 11, 2026.

Can I vote by mail?

Only with a reason the state accepts. West Virginia lists the reasons on its own page.

• Ask for your ballot: your request has to arrive by Wednesday, October 28.
• Send it back by: For this one, go by the state's own page: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV.

Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.

Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV. Checked October 11, 2026.

What do I bring?

Bring an approved photo ID. If you do not have one, you can vote a provisional ballot, and registered voters can get a free voter ID card at their county clerk's office.

Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV. Checked October 11, 2026.

Where and when on November 3?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

• Polls are open: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Where you vote: find your polling place on the state's own lookup.

Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV. Checked October 11, 2026.

The last word

West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV has it, not me. If anything here differs from West Virginia Secretary of State, GoVoteWV, the state is right. I checked these pages on October 11, 2026, and rules can change after that.

I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See who is on the ballot in West Virginia, or ask the others in West Virginia how voting went for them.