{Charleston, West Virginia}...Early voting in West Virginia's November 6th general election begins Wednesday, October 24th. West Virginia closed its voter rolls Tuesday, with initial figures showing just over 3,600 absentee ballots cast. Though Republicans account for less than 28 percent of the state's voters, they cast more than 38 percent of the absentee ballots. Just over half came from Democrats, who represent just over half of the registered voters. One member of the Mountain Party voted in Morgan County.