Harpers Ferry will hold its municipal elections for Mayor, Recorder, and five Council members on Tuesday, 13 June 2023. All residents who are interested in appearing on the official ballot to seek office were required to file a Candidate's Certificate of Announcment with the Recorder during the period ending 27 January 2023 or postmarked no later than 28 January 2023.
As determined during the drawing for ballot positions on Tuesday, 4 April, the names of candidates who filed Certificates for this year's elections will appear in the order listed below.
For the office of MAYOR:
For the office of RECORDER:
For the office of TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER:
(Note: Write-in candidate applications must have been received by close of business on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. No applications were filed, so any write-in votes will not be counted.)
Town elections are administered by the Recorder. All election-related inquiries and correspondence should be directed to the Recorder (recorder@harpersferrywv.us), with the exception of voter registration matters (see the section "Voter Registration" immediately below).
Although Town elections are administered by the Recorder, the Town does not maintain voter registration records. Please contact either the Jefferson County Clerk's Voter Registration and Elections Office or the West Virginia Secretary of State with questions about voter registration. For the 2023 elections, voter registration closes on 23 May 2023.
On election day (Tuesday, 13 June 2023), the polling location will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Persons in line at 7:30 p.m., if any, will be allowed to cast votes. All residents within the municipal limits who cast their ballots on election day will vote at Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church, 645 Washington Street.
West Virginia voters must show an approved form of identification at the polls during early voting or on election day. All forms of ID must be valid and not expired. This law does not apply to absentee-by-mail voting and certain other circumstances. There are distinct identification requirements for first-time voters who did not present an ID at the time of registering. For further information, consult the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Be Registered and Ready page.
For information from the West Virginia Secretary of State regarding absentee voting, click here. To download an absentee ballot application, click here.
Absentee ballot applications must be completed by hand (not typed), signed, and returned to the Recorder either in person, by mail, fax, or email (high-resolution scan). Absentee ballot applications will be accepted beginning 1 January 2023 and must be received by the Recorder no later than 4:30 p.m. on 7 June 2023. Deadlines for receipt of absentee ballots are as follows:
Early in-person voting will be offered at Town Hall, 1000 Washington Street, Suite 200.
Dates:
31 May through 10 June 2023 (except Sunday, 4 June)
Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Kevin Carden
Recorder, Corporation of Harpers Ferry
Tel.: 304-535-2206
Email: recorder@harpersferrywv.us
Corporation of
HARPERS FERRY
1000 W Washington St
PO Box 217
Harpers Ferry WV 25425
Telephone: 304-535-2206
TOWN HALL
BUSINESS HOURS
Monday to Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Closed to the public on Fridays
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