MAY 10, 2016 ELECTION
The League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area is providing this information for those
who intend to run for office and for the geneal electorate. The League is a nonpartisan organization
and neither supports nor opposes candidates, but encourages the informed and active participation of
citizens in government. Membership in the League is open to those men and women who are
interested in education and action on issues and voters service for the public.
FINAL ELECTIONS ON THE MAY 10 CABELL COUNTY BALLOT
Board of Education – 2 - (Non-Partisan)
Circuit Court Judge - 4 - (Non-Partisan)
Family Court Judge - 3 - (Non-Partisan)
Magistrates - 7 - (Non-Partisan)
Conservation District Supervisor - 1 - (Non-Partisan)
Justice of the WV Supreme Court - 1 (Non-Partisan) - State wide
NOMINATING ELECTIONS ON THE MAY 10 CABELL COUNTY BALLOT
Huntington Mayor and 11 Council Members (Huntington Citizens will vote)
Cabell County Assessor
WV Governor
Cabell County Clerk
WV Attorney General
Cabell County Circuit Clerk
WVAgriculture Commissioner
Cabell County Commissioner
WV Auditor
Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney
WV Secretary of State
Cabell County Sheriff
WV Treasurer
Cabell County Surveyor
US House of Representatives - 3rd District
Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation
US President of the United States
WV House of Delegates Cabell County – District 16 – 3; District 17 – 2; District 18 - 1
WV Senate Cabell County, District 5 (2016 election - must reside in Wayne County)
ELECTIONS OF DELEGATES TO PARTY CONVENTIONS
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES - 31 of West Virginia's 34 delegates to the
Republican National Convention will be elected in the West Virginia Presidential Primary. The
delegate candidates will be individually listed on the ballot along with their presidential preference.
The candidates receiving the most votes in each contest will be elected. See the WV Party’s website
for more information
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES - West Virginia was allocated 33
delegates and 2 alternates. It will use a proportional representation system based on the results of the
Primary’s Presidential Preference. See the WV Party’s website for more information
OTHER PARTIES - The Mountain Party and Libertarian Party candidates are also eligible to be on
the November ballot and will be nominated at conventions.
Party rules are subject to change.
CALENDAR
January 9 - 28 Filing for Office; Filing for Huntington’s Mayor and City Council - file with the
city clerk. For offices totally within the county, file with the county clerk. For statewide, legislative, and
multi-county offices, file with the Secretary of State.
January 1 - May 4 Military and Overseas Voters may apply for an absentee ballot by mail or
electronically.
February 16 - May 4 All other eligible voters may apply for an absentee ballot by mail.
April 17 Voter Registration Deadline for the Primary Election
April 27 - May 7 Early Voting
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
“Running for Office in West Virginia 2016”; published online by the WV Secretary of State’s Office;
http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/current/Documents/2016%20RFO%20Final.pdf
“Electing the President: A guide to the Election Process” http://lwv.org/blog/everything-you-needknow-about-electing-president
WEBSITES
Secretary of State - www.wvsos.com
Cabell County Clerk – www.cabellcountyclerk.org
“Directory of W.Va.Public Officials, Workers”; published by the League of Women Voters on the
Herald- Dispatch’s website. Google Herald-Dispatch Directory of W.Va. Public Officals, Workers
League of Women Voters of WV – www.lwvwv.org
VOTE 411 - http://www.vote411.org/
WV Democratic Party - http://www.wvdems.org/; http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/WV-D
WV Republican Party - http://wvgop.org/index; http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/WV-R
The LWV is a nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of
citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership in
the League is open to women and men of voting age. Annual dues, not tax deductible, are $45
individual, $60 for two in one household and $24 for students. New members may join at half price.
To join, send your check to: Ann Speer, Treasurer, 706 Ridgewood Road, Huntington, WV 25701.
Check is to be made out to the League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area.
For more information, contact Wendy Thomas, 304-522-0983 or wxthomas@frontier.com; or Helen
Gibbins, 304-736-3287, gibbins@frontier.com..
December, 2015