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ELKINS -- Candidates and voters are preparing for the Elkins Municipal Election on Tuesday.
Polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Persons in line at 7:30 p.m. will be allowed to cast votes, officials said.
"City elections are organized by ward, not by the congressional districts used for county, state, and national elections," a City of Elkins press release states. "Your polling place for city elections may be different from that used during other elections. There is one polling place per ward."
The official polling places in Elkins Tuesday are as follows:
Ward 1: Church of God Family Worship Center (1402 Taylor Avenue)
Ward 2: Mountain State Forest Festival Building (101 Lough Street)
Ward 3: Elkins Inn and Suites, Randolph Room (1200 Harrison Avenue)
Ward 4: James F. Cain Courthouse Annex (4 Randolph Avenue)
Ward 5: Elkins City Hall (401 Davis Avenue)
"If you need additional assistance determining what ward you live in, please contact the city clerk" at 304-636-1414, ext. 1211, the release states.
There are 14 candidates running for office in Tuesday's municipal election.
Incumbent Jerry Marco was the only person to file to be on the ballot running for the position of mayor.
There will be a total of seven city council seats on the ballot.
Four people have filed for the First Ward council seat currently held by Judy Guye, although Guye did not file to run for re-election. The four candidates to file for the First Ward council seat are Michael C. Elza, Pat Varchetto, Phillips Kolsun and Cody Kerns.
Incumbent Mike Hinchman has filed for re-election in Second Ward. The term for this seat will end in 2027.
Chris Lowther, an incumbent Third Ward council member, has also filed for re-election. This term will also end in 2027.
Elizabeth Marshall-MacVean and Andrew Carroll both filed to run for a Fourth Ward city council seat. Fourth Ward incumbent Marilyn Cuonzo did not file to run for re-election.
The ballot will feature three Fifth Ward candidates, including incumbent Linda Vest, former state Delegate Cody Thompson and Burley Wood.
An additional seat in Second Ward and another seat in Third Ward on the ballot will be for a term of just two years, as the current council members were appointed to those seats after a previous representative had stepped down.
Lisa Severino, who was appointed to a Second Ward seat last year, has filed to be on the ballot for the position. The term for that seat will end in 2025.
Chad Griggs, who was appointed to the Third Ward seat, did not file to run in the election. However, Erika Plishka has filed to run for that Third Ward seat.