Mail-in votes articles

  • "I Early Voted"

    I am proudly wearing the “I voted early” sticker handed to me by a friendly poll worker. My wife and I always early vote at the same location in Monongalia County, and all went smoothly Wednesday. We were in and out in just a few minutes. West Virginia’s early voting began with the 2002 Primary

  • Will you vote?

    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. Anyone paying the slightest bit of attention knows there is an election. But how many West Virginians will vote? One of the most important factors during early voting and

  • In defense of a "wasted" vote

    I have talked with several people in the last few days who worry about a “wasted vote.” The argument is that voting for a candidate who has little chance of winning has no value. It is better, the argument goes, to vote for an individual who can win. I understand that argument from a statistical