Voters in the town of Granville voted overwhelmingly in support of moving the town’s standalone municipal election in line with the county primary. Based on Tuesday’s unofficial totals, 269 supported […]
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New election schedule, manager residency among potential charter changes
MORGANTOWN — Moving the city’s election in line with the May primary and easing the residency requirement for the city manager position are among a half-dozen city charter changes scheduled […]
Granville election question to be on November ballot
MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary? Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens as part of […]
Is replacing Biden as the nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly
by Jonah Goldberg Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly ecstatic with the decision, and Republicans, or at least the Trump campaign, […]
Granville should move elections in line with primary
Granville is considering moving its municipal elections in line with primary elections, following in the footsteps of Westover and Star City. We fully support the move — after all, the […]
Granville exploring move onto county’s primary ballot
MORGANTOWN — The town of Granville is looking to follow Star City and Westover onto the county ballot. Granville Town Council will conduct a public hearing and vote on July […]
Tatar wins Westover tiebreaker as part of canvassing process
In the end, the winner of Westover City Council’s third at-large seat was decided by crumpled sheets of paper pulled from a plastic storage bin in a best-of-seven format. Duane […]
One-third of voters decided our future
For better or worse, the first of this year’s elections is now behind us. And voter turnout was disappointingly low. We could throw a bunch of numbers at you, but […]
Post-election notes
Some post-primary election observations: ◘ Patrick Morrisey stayed steady. Various polling indicated the attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate had the support of around 30%-35% of likely voters and none […]
Will you vote in the primary election?
During a contentious campaign cycle — like the one we are in now in West Virginia — there are an overwhelming number of advertisements, campaign appearances, news reports and punditry. […]








