CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has issued an opinion saying the state of emergency declaration gives the Secretary of State authority to allow voters broad access to absentee voting for the upcoming primary election.
A new law requires election officials to make absentee voting fully accessible to voters with physical disabilities who are prevented from voting in-person at the polls and from marking ballots without assistance. These absentee voters with physical disabilities now have an option to mail or electronically submit their ballot back to their county clerk using approved technology.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and Disability Rights of West Virginia (DRWV) successfully advocated on behalf of the American Council of the Blind and worked with Governor Justice and the West Virginia legislature to expand absentee voting options for residents with disabilities.
CHARLESTON – A member of the House of Delegates is asking the director of the West Virginia Lottery to provide additional information regarding the former director’s sale of a home to The Greenbrier’s director of casino operations while he still worked for the lottery.
Justice Margaret Workman did not file to run again during the filing period that ended at midnight on Jan. 25, according to filings listed online with the Secretary of State’s office. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has no primary challengers.
CHARLESTON – The former director of the West Virginia Lottery Commission sold his Glade Springs Resort home to The Greenbrier’s director of casino operations while he still worked for the lottery, according to public documents. State laws prohibit such transactions.
CHARLESTON – The chairman of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee questions whether charitable groups associated with Gov. Jim Justice that have raised nearly $117 million have filed all of the proper paperwork with the state.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Secretary of State's Office has launched a new tool to help entrepreneurs with the planning and registration process when they're starting their businesses.
WHEELING – A case involving state employees who claim they were shortchanged when the state switched from twice monthly to biweekly pay is now in federal court.
CHARLESTON – The former director of the West Virginia Lottery Commission has been admonished by the state Lawyer Disciplinary Board for continuing to practice law while serving the state.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is urging consumers to exercise caution when giving charitable donations to military veterans.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Secretary of State Mac Warner, in coordination with International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, joined state, federal and global charity partners Wednesday in suggesting consumers consider cybersecurity in determining if they give to a charity.
CHARLESTON – Joanna Tabit’s campaign for a seat on the state Supreme Court has raised more than twice the money than the other candidates combined, which includes two current Justices.
CHARLESTON – Multiagency coordination is under way between lawmakers, Department of Motor Vehicles, Secretary of State, county clerks and the governor to provide West Virginia new systems to implement “opt-out” Automated Voter Registration. The process is technical, and needs to be done properly to protect against voter disenfranchisement that has occurred during implementation in other states due to old systems, gaps in technology and human error.
CHARLESTON – On this National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Elections Office looks forward to efforts which get our communities “vote ready.”
