Polls Open Times Listed for Mercer and McDowell
Polls open at 6 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m for Mercer and McDowell voters with polling locations and hours noted.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2000
Page
1
Polls open at 6 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m for Mercer and McDowell voters with polling locations and hours noted.
Mercer County voters, 27 675 registered, head to polls Tuesday to choose nominees from president to county surveyor and vote in non partisan board of education. Polls open 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m across 62 precincts while tabulation occurs at Mercer County Courthouse with spectators watching by precinct. In McDowell County similar turnout expected as absentee ballots rise and races feature Democrats only with incumbents facing challenges including county commission and Circuit Court Judge Division 2 seats.
Mercer County voters face a surveyor race as incumbent not seeking reelection and two filed candidates. Deputy Assessor Wayne Robinette recalls not taking the oath after last election and notes he could have requested an office and phone, but a code rule limited options.
HARLESTON The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association will honor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Virginia Desk Editor Bill Archer with the Outstanding Journalist Award at the WVTLA banquet June 9 at the Charleston Marriott. Archer called the honor a high, humbling achievement and said journalists inform the public about the legal process.
Andrea Sarver, 27, after a car crash leading to partial paralysis, became a psychologist at Springhaven mood disorders clinic on the fourth floor of Princeton Community Hospital. She writes using an aid and wheelchair, with support from the Division of Rehabilitative Services guiding her recovery and career path.
U S Rep Bob Wise and challenger Jim Lees traded barbs during a statewide televised and radio debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters two days before the Democratic primary. Wise criticized Gov Cecil Underwood on economy tax and scholarship funding while Lees argued Wise bears blame for West Virginia's stagnation and said his economic plan is public and comprehensive.
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