The early voting periods ahead of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections set records in Monongalia County as 20,735 and 20,907 votes were cast in those 10-day periods, respectively.
After one day of early voting ahead of the 2024 general election, the county appears to be on pace to push that number higher still.
Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said 3,157 county residents cast ballots on Wednesday, the first day of early voting in West Virginia.
For context, that’s more than half the number of votes cast (6,244) during the entire early voting period leading up to the primary election this past May.
Early voting ahead of the Nov. 5 general election runs through Nov. 2, Sunday excluded.
Monongalia County residents have four early voting locations to choose from. Early voting is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The location are:
- County Election Center (Mountaineer Mall) — 5000 Green Bag Road. Enter from the parking lot near Anybody Fitness. There is no entrance to the election center from inside the mall.
- Mason-Dixon Historical Park — 79 Buckeye Road, Core. The polling location is inside the red barn near the park entrance.
- Suncrest Towne Centre — 525 Suncrest Towne Centre Drive. The polling location is next to First United Bank off the Stewartstown Road Entrance.
- WVU Art Museum — 20 Fine Arts Drive
Voters must show a form of identification to vote in person during the early voting period or on Election Day. Any ID shown for voting purposes must be valid and not expired.
Registered voters in Monongalia County who will be out of town during the entire period of early voting and on Election Day or who are confined to their homes may apply for an absentee ballot no later than Oct. 30. Ballots are to be returned by mail and must be postmarked by the date of the election, Nov. 5.
Links to absentee ballot applications are available at the Monongalia County Clerk’s website, monongaliacountyclerk.com
You may submit your application by mail, fax or email (preferred). All applications must be signed in the handwriting of the voter. Digital or electronic signatures are not valid.
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