Posts that broadly address the issue of voting and legislative power.

Looking Ahead to November for Local Democrats

Democratic candidates for local and statewide elections in Jefferson County are strong and motivated and there's strong evidence from the primary election that indicates strong turnout for the general election. Stewart Acuff interviewed Troy Miller for his take on the candidates and his analysis of how the competition is shaping up between our candidates and their opposition.

We Have Come To an Inflection Point

It is a given that our Republican governor, Patrick Morrisey, wants to push as many data centers into the state as it will hold. And worse, he wants to do this without local community input. Stewart Acuff lays out the massive hurt that this will cause to our state and argues for a defiant stand in our upcoming elections to un-elect those legislators that sold us out.

Why West Virginia is Right to Count Timely-Cast Absentee Ballots Received After Election Day

West Virginia, being the rural, mountainous state it is, has communication issues. Notably it takes longer for US Postal Service mail to get out and to get in. Our state has long recognized the problem and given absentee voters extra time to get their mailed ballots to their elections' office, as long as they are mailed before election day. This grace policy is under threat by Republicans and Neal Barkus describes what this will mean if they eliminate it.