ORDER CHANGING THE
LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE FOR PRECINCTS 5 AND 6 IN MIDDLETOWN MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 5 of the revised Code of West Virginia the County Commission of Marion County, shall utilize precincts for the basic territorial election unit; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission shall divide each Magisterial District of the County into election precincts, shall number the precincts, and shall designate one voting place in each precinct which shall be established as nearly as possible at the point most convenient for the voters of the precinct; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 7, the County Commission of any county may change the location of any polling place whenever the public convenience may require it; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Avenue Methodist Church, which has in past elections been used as the polling place for precincts 5 and 6 in the Middletown Magisterial District, is no longer acceptable for use as a polling place; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission therefore finds it necessary to establish a new polling place for Precincts 5 and 6 in the Middletown Magisterial District of Marion County; and
WHEREAS, On the 10th day of January, 2024 the County Commission entered an Order of Intent to Change the polling place for Precincts 5 and 6 to the Barnes School Building located at 100 Naomi Street, Fairmont West Virginia; and
WHEREAS, The Clerk of the County Commission published the Order of Intent to Change the polling place for Precincts 5 and 6 on the 11th day of January, 2024 and on the 18th day of January, 2024; and
WHEREAS, more than thirty days have passed since the Order of Intent to Change The Polling Place for precincts 5 and 6 was published.
It is therefore ORDERED that the polling place for precincts 5 and 6 in the Middletown Magisterial District of Marion County, West Virginia shall be the Barnes School Building located at 100 Naomi Street, Fairmont West Virginia.
A copy of this Order shall be placed in the Election Precinct Record Book by the Clerk of the County Commission.
Given under the hand and seal of the County of Marion, State of West Virginia this 12th day of February, 2024.
MARION COUNTY COMMISSION
/s/ Ernest VanGilder,
President
/s/ Linda Longstreth,
Commissioner
/s/ Bobby DeVaul,
Commissioner
ATTEST:
/s/ Julie Kincaid Clerk of the County Commission
Of Marion County West Virginia
ID: 774641