Important Primary Election Update
This weekend, the West Virginia Republican Party State Executive Committee voted to continue with a party-rule change. This was NOT a legislative vote and NOT a vote by the House or Senate. This was an internal party decision — just as the Democrat Party has the same right to set rules for their own primary elections.
Here is the result of that vote:
Unaffiliated (independent) voters WILL NOT be permitted to vote a Republican ballot in the upcoming May Primary.
If you are currently registered as Independent/unaffiliated and want to participate in the Republican Primary, you will need to change your registration to Republican. You have a limited time (by April 21, 2026) before the primary to change your registration in order to vote on the Republican ballot in the primary.
Here is the link to change your registration: https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register
