Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda (West Virginia Secretary Of State Elections Division)

Jimin Han filed this request with the West Virginia Secretary Of State Elections Division of West Virginia.
Multi Request Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda
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From: Jimin Han

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting data on local ballot initiatives/referenda that took place in the state since 1972. Specifically, I need the following information to be included in the data.

1. Text of the ballot initiative/referendum
2. Local government where the election took place.
3. County where the local government is located
4. Election date
5. Result of election (votes for, votes against, pass/fail)
6. Threshold to pass (50%, two-thirds, etc)

This website from California provides a good example of the type of data I am requesting:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/election-data/resource/67e83a65-2b55-41ec-9420-b33b666d4711

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jimin Han

From: West Virginia Secretary Of State Elections Division

The Office of the West Virginia Secretary of State is not the records custodian for the requested data. County and local referenda proposed on a ballot via initiative are records kept at the respective county or local offices.

Election data concerning statewide issues are available by year and election date on the following website: https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/HistElecResults.aspx

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