VOTING ENCOURAGED — West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner, the state’s top election official, visited Brooke High School Wednesday to encourage teens to register to vote. Seventeen-year-olds in the state can register if their 18th birthday falls before the general election. -- Warren Scott

WELLSBURG — West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said he often hears, particularly from young voters, “My vote really doesn’t matter. I’m just one vote.”

But the state’s chief election official told Brooke High School students Wednesday that five municipal elections last year included tied races, requiring their outcome to be decided with the casting of lots or flipping of a coin.

“Your vote matters,” Warner told the senior class members while encouraging them to register for next year’

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