The West Virginia voter registration deadline is October 13, 2026. Voters can register to vote online, in-person or by mailing a completed application.
Eligibility
In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and a resident of West Virginia and the county where you plan to register, judged mentally incompetent by a court of law, or serving a sentence for a felony conviction.
- College students have a choice of whether they want to vote in West Virginia or vote in their home state, but they may only be registered and vote at one location.
- Find more information on disqualifying felonies and restoration of voting rights here.
- Find more information about the eligibility requirements for voting in West Virginia here.
Deadline
The deadline to register to vote in Washington for the 2026 midterm election is October 13, 2026, which is 21 days before the election. If voters are registering to vote by mail, their registration form must be postmarked by this date.
Voter Registration Process
There are three methods of registering to vote in West Virginia: online registration, mailing in a completed printable application, and in-person at their County Clerk’s office.
- Further voter registration information for West Virginia can be found here.
This page was last updated on July 29, 2025.
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West Virginia offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2024 General Election.
Vote-By-Mail Practices
In West Virginia, you must have a reason to be eligible to vote by mail. Eligible reasons to apply for an absentee ballot can be found here. Click here to access West Virginia’s Absentee Ballot Application.
- The deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballot is six days before the election (October 30, 2024). The application can be returned by mail, scanned, or in-person, but ID is required regardless of the returning method.
- Your completed ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than 5 days after the election (November 10, 2024). The ballot may be hand-delivered at the Clerk’s office (there are no ballot drop boxes), but no later than the day before the election (November 4, 2024). Track your ballot here.
- Further absentee/by-mail voting information for West Virginia is listed here.
Early Voting
West Virginia offers early voting.
- Early voting begins 13 days before the election (October 23, 2024) and ends three days prior to Election Day (November 2, 2024)
Election Day Practices
On Election Day, the polls are open 6:30 am-7:30 pm.
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