SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020 VOTER'S GUIDE THE DOMINION POST 1 2THE DOMINION POST VOTER'S GUIDE SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020 SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020 VOTER'S GUIDE THE DOMINION POST 3 U.S. PRESIDENT U.S. SENATE The candidates Name: Shelley Moore Capito Virginians to send me back. Re publican: Donald Trump Democrat: Joe Biden Office sought: U.S. Senate What is the most important issue Ag e: 74 Ag e: 77 Political party: Re publican you believe your office will face in the Native state: New York Native state: D e l aw a re Age: 66 next year, and how will you address Political experience: U.S. president Political experience: U.S. senator, Re s i d e n c e : it? since 2017 1973-2009; U.S. vice president, 2009-17 C h a rl e s t o n When I came to the Senate, I realized Running mate: Mike Pence Running mate: Kamala Harris Famil y: Married to the lack of access to high-speed broad- Ag e: 61 Ag e: 55 Charles Capito, three band was holding us back. This is why I Native state: Indiana Native state: Califor nia children and seven launched Capito Connect. In five years, Political experience: U.S. House, Political experience: U.S. senator g randchildren we ’ve created the roadmap and secured 2001-13; Indiana governor, 2013-17; U.S. since 2017 E d u c at i o n : B.S. Duke funding but there is more to do. COVID vice president since 2017 University, M. Ed. Uni- has taught us that broadband is essen- Shelley versity of Virginia tial for telehealth, remote work and Moore Professional experi- online learning. I look forward to work- Capito ence: U.S. senator ing with West Virginians to unite our Political and civic communities and build a stronger West How soon will we know ex p e r i e n c e : U.S. House Vi r g i n i a . of Representatives, West Virginia House of Delegates Why did you decide to seek Three candidates seek the U.S. Sen- the election outcome? of fice? ate seat from West Virginia, which is It has been the honor of my life to up for this election. Associated Press Because processing mail ballots is represent the people of West Virginia in Republican incumbent Shelley more laborious than in-person voting, the U.S. Senate. Over the last five years, I Moore Capito is opposed by Democrat WASHINGTON —How soon will we states that haven’t updated their laws and have traveled the state and listened to Paula Jean Swearengin and Libertar- know the results of the U.S. election? systems for the different workload can see West Virginians. I have taken their con- ian David Moran. A shift to mail voting is increasing the Swearengin and Moran did not pro- chances that Americans will not know delays. But a presidential election hasn’t cerns and needs to Washington. I believe been left in limbo since 2000, when ballot my voice is a powerful voice to help the vide information for this Voters the winner of the 2020 presidential race G u i d e. on election night, Nov. 3. But that doesn’t irregularities in Florida led to weeks of people of West Virginia, and I ask West mean the results will be flawed or fraud- chaos and court fights. ulent. While each state runs its own process, President Donald Trump has repeat- mail ballots can take longer to count. In edly raised unsubstantiated fears of fraud some states, the ballots can be accepted involving mail-in voting, which is several days after Election Day, as long as expected to be more widely used in the they are postmarked before polls closed. November election out of concern for And while some states count the ballots as safety given the coronavirus pandemic. they come in, others —notably the crit- Election officials in some key battle- ical battlegrounds of Wisconsin and ground states have warned that it might Pennsylvania —have laws that forbid take days to count the votes given what processing mail ballots until Election they expect will be a surge of ballots sent Day, guaranteeing the count will extend by mail. well past that night. EARLY VOTING [email protected] n WVU Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Early voting will take place Oct. 21 Drive, Morgantown. through Oct. 31 throughout West Vir- n Fort Pierpont, Suite #102 200 Fort ginia. Pierpont Drive Suite 102, Morgantown. In Monongalia County, early voting Preston County will have only one will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through early voting site, at the Preston County S at u rd ay. Kingwood Shopping Plaza, Corner Mall, All registered voters within Monon- K i n g wo o d . galia County can vote at any of the fol- The site will be open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. lowing locations: Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday n Mountaineer Mall, 5000 Greenbag through Friday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat- Road, Unit D-20, Morgantown. u rd ay. n Mason Dixon Park, 79 Buckeye Road, Core. TWEET @DominionPostWV DominionPost.com 4THE DOMINION POST VOTER'S GUIDE SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020 MON COUNTY POLLS Precinct 1 — Mountainview Elemen- Precinct 35 — Mountainview Elemen- Buckeye Road, Core. School, 154 Crosby Road, Morgantown. tary School, 661 Green Bag Road, Mor- tary School, 661 Green Bag Road, Mor- Precinct 58 — Mylan Park Elemen- Precinct 79 — Cheat Lake VFD, 409 g antown. g antown. tary, 901 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown. Fairchance Road, Morgantown. Precincts 2A and 2B — Morg antown Precinct 36 — North Elementary Precinct 59 — Smithtown School Precinct 81 — University High High School 109 Wilson Ave., Morgan- School, 825 Chestnut Ridge Road, Mor- Community Center, 56 Smithtown School School, 131 Bakers Ridge Road, Morgan- t ow n . g antown. Road, Morgantown. t ow n . Precinct 10 — WVU Alumni Center, Precinct 38 — Brookhaven Elemen- Precinct 61 — Clinton District VFD, Precinct 82 — Cheat Lake VFD. 1 Alumni Drive, Morgantown. tary School, 1215 Baker St., Morgan- 1989 Grafton Road, Morgantown. Precinct 83 — University High Precinct 13 — Mountaineer Middle t ow n . Precinct 62 — Brown's Halleck Com- S ch o o l . School, 991 Price St., Morgantown. Precinct 40 — Mason-Dixon Elemen- munity Center, 33 Brewer Road, Mor- Precinct 86 — North Elementary Precinct 16 — BOPARC Senior Recre- tary School, 7041 Mason-Dixon Highway, g antown. S ch o o l . ation Center, 287 Eureka Drive, Morgan- B l a ck s v i l l e. Precinct 63 — Mountainview Elemen- t ow n . Precinct 41 — Mason Dixon Elemen- tary School. Precinct 23 — St Mary's Catholic tary School, 7041 Mason-Dixon Highway, Precinct 64 — Skyview Elementary Church, 3334B University Ave., Morgan- B l a ck s v i l l e. School, 668 River Road, Westover. Early voting will take t ow n . Precinct 44 — Granville Fire Dept. Precinct 67 — Arnettsville Commu- place Oct. 21-31 Precinct 25 — St Mary's Catholic Bingo Hall, Station 2, 507 Scotts Run Road, nity Center, 4120 Fairmont Road, Mor- throughout C h u rch . Morg antown. g antown. Precinct 26 — Suncrest Middle Precinct 47 — Scott's Run VFD Precinct 68 — Mylan Park Elemen- West Virginia. School, 360 Baldwin St., Morgantown. (Cassville), 719 Mason Dixon Highway, tary School. Polling places open Precinct 30 — Sabraton Baptist Morg antown. Precinct 71 — Westover VFW Post Church, 1641 Sabraton Ave., Morgan- Precinct 48 — Granville Fire Dept. 9916, 340 Holland Ave., Westover. 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. t ow n . Bingo Hall, Station 2. Precinct 74 — Granville Social Hall, on Election Day. Precinct 32 — Eastwood Elementary Precinct 51 — Clay-Battelle High 172 Town Hall St., Granville. School, 677 201st INF/FA Memorial Way, School, 6226 Mason-Dixon Highway, Precinct 76 — Suncrest Middle Morg antown. B l a ck s v i l l e. School, 360 Baldwin St., Morgantown. Precinct 33 — Rock Forge Presby- Precinct 51M — Clay-Battelle High Precinct 77 — Cheat Lake Community terian Church, 3085 Earl L. Core Road, S ch o o l . Church, 527 Tyrone Road, Morgantown. Morg antown. Precinct 52 — Mason-Dixon Park, 79 Precinct 78 — Cheat Lake Elementary WV working families need a strong, creative team in the HOUSE and SENATE Barbara Fleischauer Mike Caputo John Williams Josh Gary Danielle Walker WV WORKING FAMILIES NEED Rodney Pyles STRONG, CREATIVE LEADERSHIP Evan Hansen IN THE LEGISLATURE VOTE Cory Chase & Proven leadership for working families JR Wolfe Proudly endorsed by the House of Delegates Monongalia Preston Labor Council Proudly endorsed by the Monongalia Preston Labor Council Paid for by Mon-Preston Labor Council, Neil Heard, Treasurer Paid for by Mon-Preston Labor Council, Neil Heard, Treasurer SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020 VOTER'S GUIDE THE DOMINION POST 5 U.S. HOUSE —FIRST DISTRICT Name: David B. McKinley Name: Natalie Cline Office sought: U.S. Congress, First Office sought: U.S. Congress, First District District Par ty: Re publican Political party: Democrat Ag e: 73 Ag e: 39 Re s i d e n c e : Wheeling Re s i d e n c e : Wheeling Family: Wife, Mary; Famil y: Spouse, Jason four kids; six grandchil- Monroe; son, Teddy Mon- d re n roe age 5. E d u c at i o n : Purdue E d u c at i o n : B a ch e l o r University, BS. of Science in interna- Professional expe- tional studies from West rience: P ro f e s s i o n a l Liberty University in engineer, small busi- Wheeling; MBA from David ness owner.