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City completes election canvassing

MORGANTOWN — Five ballots – four late-arriving absentee and one provisional – were added to the Morgantown Municipal Election vote totals Monday as a quorum of Morgantown City Council sat as the city’s canvassing body. The additional ballots appeared to bump the total number of ...

Nearly 42,000 ballots cast as Mon County turnout tops 64%

MORGANTOWN -- Just going by the percentages, you’d have to go back 20 years, to 2004, to find a higher turnout in Monongalia County than the recently completed 2024 election.  But percentages can be deceiving.  After the completion of canvassing on Tuesday, the county ended up ...

County heading into Election Day with record turnout

It’s Election Day in America. At long last. More than two dozen polling locations across Monongalia County will be open from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. today as the county’s voters add their voices to those choosing local, state and national leadership across the country. The county ...

Yes, Morgantown council should move city elections

Morgantown City Council is considering a handful of changes to the city charter. (See Ben Conley’s reporting for full details.) We see all the proposals as net positives, and we don’t foresee much debate over them. The one amendment that seems to have council divided, however — and the ...

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 results from this past primary speak for themselves. With Star City’s local elections on the ballot ...

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