West Virginia signature requirements

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This page details West Virginia signature requirements. In many states, the signatures of registered voters must be collected to place candidates or initiatives on the ballot. However, for candidates, filing fees are sometimes required or accepted in lieu of signatures.

In West Virginia, candidates running for both federal and state office are required to submit a filing fee equal to 1% of the salary of the office they seek. Write-in candidates are not required to submit a filing fee.

Minor party candidates are not required to submit a filing fee, but must obtain signatures equal to no less than one percent of the entire votes cast at the last preceding general election for the office being sought. This number can never be less than twenty-five signatures.

Federal offices

U.S. Senate and U.S. House

Candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House are required to submit a $1740 filing fee.

Filing deadlines

2012

See also: Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections

In 2012, the last day to circulate and file nomination petitions for candidates was January 28, 2011.

State offices

State executive

Candidates running for Governor are required to submit a $1,500 filing fee.

State senate

Candidates running for State Senate are required to submit a $200 filing fee.

State house

Candidates running for State House are required to submit a $100 filing fee.

Filing deadlines

2012

See also: Signature requirements and deadlines for 2011 state government elections

In 2012, the last day to circulate and file nomination petitions for candidates was January 28, 2011.

Ballot measures

West Virginia ballot measures come in only one variety. That is:

• legislatively-referred constitutional amendment - A constitutional amendment that appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters.

West Virginia is one of the 24 states that do not have initiative and referendum.

See also

• Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections
• Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections

External links

• West Virginia Secretary of State, Candidate Filing Guide
• West Virginia Secretary of State Elections Division
• Candidate Information
• Minor Party and Independent Candidate Guide
• Write In Candidate Guide
• Filing to Run Guide