{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-5-17","heading":"Canvassing of elections; contested elections.","body":"All elections ordered and held by a county court under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by such county court. All elections ordered and held by a municipality under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by the governing body of such municipality.\nAny contest of a public question election ordered and held by a county court, or by a municipality, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be heard and decided by the county court or governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner to be provided in article seven, chapter three of this code for contests of an election on a public question. Any such election may be contested by a qualified elector or voter or by a freeholder interested therein.\nAny contest by any candidate or candidates of an election of charter board members or of the first officers of a city, which election is held under the provisions of article three of this chapter, shall be heard and decided by the county court, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner provided in said article seven, chapter three of this code for election contests for county or district officers in general elections.\nAny contest by any candidate or candidates of an election of charter board members, which election is held under the provisions of article four of this chapter, or of officers of a municipality (other than the first officers of a city) shall be heard and decided by the governing body thereof, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner provided in said article seven, chapter three of this code for election contests for county or district officers in general elections.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 5. ELECTION, APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; ELECTIONS AND PETITIONS GENERALLY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-5-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:45Z","sha256":"ab785718d85310f39c415a670b6994b0a528886b9187f056f82b39e948f54d6c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-5-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}