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West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
Population: 1,801,916
Major Metropolitan Areas: Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Weirton, Wheeling
Federal Transportation Spending: $436,630,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)

 
General Ballot Measure Information

State Ballot Process
No citizen-initiated state ballot measure process in West Virginia.

State Election Site: http://www.state.wv.us/sec/default.htm

County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://www.wvsos.com/service/rosters/countyclerks.htm

Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/West%20Virginia.htm

Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/wv.html

 
Specific Ballot Measure Information
 
Initiative Year Community/Region
for initiative
Type Of Measure Ballot Date Result
2004 Parkersburg Tax Renewal 11/2/2004
Description
The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority is seeking a renewal levy as it works to expand its routes. The agency is asking for $1.595 million a year over five years, an increase from the $1.25 million, two-year levy now in effect.

Initiative Year Community/Region
for initiative
Type Of Measure Ballot Date Result
Description

 
Outreach/Contact Information
 
Advocacy Groups
West Virginia Public Transit Association ( no website )
Morgantown Group Rapid Transit ( http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/morg.htm )
Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority( http://www.rideonkrt.com/ )
Huntington Transit Authority ( http://www.tta-wv.com/ )
Rail Passenger Group
Virginia Association of Railway Patrons ( includes WV ) ( http://www.varprail.org/ )
State DOT
http://www.wvdot.com/
Transit Agencies & MPOs
Charleston KRT ( http://www.rideonkrt.com/ )
Huntington TTA ( http://www.tta-wv.com/ )
 
Media Information
 
Newspaper(s)
Charleston Gazette ( http://www.wvgazette.com/ )
Morgantown Dominion Post ( http://www.dominionpost.com/ )
Charleston Daily Mail ( http://www.dailymail.com/ )
Huntington Herald-Dispatch ( http://www.hdonline.com/ )
Fairmont Times ( http://www.timeswv.com/ )
Radio Television
WVPN NPR/WVPR - Charleston ( http://www.wvpubrad.org/ )

WSAZ NBC - Huntington ( http://www.wsaz.com/ )
WCHS ABC - Charleston ( http://www.wchstv.com/ )
WOWK CBS - Huntington ( http://www.wowktv.com/ )
 
Other Resources
 

STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=westvirginia

APTA State Page (Info. on transit agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/wv.cfm