Secretary of State Warner announces that Ballot Positions for Primary Election Candidates will take place on February 24th in all 55 counties

Charleston, W.Va. – WV Secretary of State Kris Warner has announced that the drawing to see in what order the names of candidates will appear on the May 12th Primary Election ballot is scheduled to take place in all 55 counties on Tuesday, February 24th, at 9:00am.

According to WV State Code, the County Clerk in each county is responsible for managing the process for determining the order that candidates’ names appear on the ballot. By law, this determination is made by random drawing for each office in which more than one candidate has filed, which is open to candidates or candidates’ representatives.