WV Secretary of State Mac Warner announced today that his office in cooperation with county clerks around the state have purged over 100,000 names from voter registration rolls. He said the purpose was to reduce fraud by removing deceased, duplicate, convicted felon, and "outdated" voter registrations.
There are about 1.2 million registered voters in the state as of this week. The percentages of registrations purged varies substantially from county to county, with Wirt at less than 3% but Calhoun and Monroe counties having purged over 23% of their registrations.
You can check online to be sure your voter registration was not removed at the WV Secretary of State's webpage https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/AmIRegisteredToVote where you must input your name and date of birth. You can also register to vote or update/change your valid voter registration (change party, address, etc.) at https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing#Qualifications where you'll have to answer several questions and enter more identifying information about yourself including Social Security number and ID or drivers license number. You can also verify, register, or update your voter registration in person at the County Clerk's office in your local county courthouse.
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