Voter Guide
This part has nothing to do with my opinions. It mostly sends you to the West Virginia Secretary of State and vote.gov.
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My name is Seth Ledbetter.
This part has nothing to do with my opinions. It mostly sends you to the West Virginia Secretary of State and vote.gov.
Open the voter guideThis is where I say what I think, mostly about West Virginia and national politics, and sometimes about the Constitution. Each piece gets an Opinion label at the top and a link to whatever I'm reacting to.
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This guide links to official sources and lists key dates we've checked by hand. Last verified: September 25, 2026. Always confirm with sos.wv.gov before you act. We are not an election authority.
For $75, your logo and a link to your business go right here on the voter guide through November 3, 2026, and I'll mention you in 2 or 3 of my social videos. I never put sponsors or ads next to my commentary.
Nothing is published here yet. I'm working on the first few pieces now, and this is roughly what I plan to cover.
I'll write about what the Legislature and our state and local officials are doing.
Nothing posted yetThis covers Congress and the federal courts, and national races when they matter here.
Nothing posted yetMost of it will be about the First, Second, Fourth, Tenth and Fourteenth Amendments, because those are the ones I care most about.
Nothing posted yetA few lines from my own notes that give you a sense of where I'm coming from:
"I defend your right; I don't endorse your choice."
"No individual in government should have sole authority to take lasting or drastic action against an American."
"Anonymous speech is protected, and anonymous money is not."
I won't put voting dates or polling information in my commentary. You'll find those in the voter guide.
I'm Seth Ledbetter, and I run voteinwv.com myself.
Nobody else is behind this site.
I don't advocate violence against anyone, and I won't praise it when I write about current events.
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I add each ad here when I accept it.
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