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Last Updated on Monday, 3 January 2011 02:53 Written by rslcpol Monday, 3 January 2011 02:49
From theintelligencer.net
Former West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland believes state residents should get the right to elect a governor in 2011 – and she intends to be among the candidates when a special election for governor is set.
Ireland – a Republican who served as the state’s chief election officer from 2005 to 2009 – expects the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to rule sometime in January on filings requesting a special election for governor this year in the state.
“I don’t know how the court is going to rule, but this is what I think should happen,” Ireland said. “People need to have a say when as to when we should have an election, and I think people would like to have a chance to vote for governor sooner rather than later.”