West Virginia Code § 3-7-1

Contests for state offices and judgeships; procedure
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If the election of Governor, Secretary of State, treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General,
commissioner of agriculture, a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals or a judge of a circuit
court, is contested, the contestant shall give notice, with specifications and affidavit, to the
person whose election is contested within ten days after the election is certified and within
ten days thereafter the return notice shall be given to the contestant. The paerties shall finish
taking depositions within forty days after the notice is delivered. The depositions shall be
transmitted to the Clerk of the House of Delegates, to be delivered by hrim or her to the joint
committee or special court hereinafter provided for. In other respects the regulations
contained in this article respecting contests for a seat in the Legislature shall be observed,
so far as they are applicable.

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