More Than 15,000 Voters Request Absentee Ballots Online In West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than 15,000 West Virginia voters have requested absentee ballots for the November general election through an online portal a week after it was launched, the secretary of state’s office said.
The portal, the first for West Virginia elections, lets registered voters request an absentee ballot entirely online. In addition to the online requests, county clerks have received more than 7,300 absentee ballot applications in the mail or in person, Secretary of