Secretary of State Betty Ireland Opens Membership in the WV Voter Hall of Fame
Secretary of State
Betty Ireland announced today that starting on West
Virginia Day, June 20th, membership in the West
Virginia Voter Hall of Fame will be open to all
registered voters who have voted for 50 consecutive
years. “We have had such a tremendous response, and
inducted truly outstanding citizens into the
Inaugural Class of the West Virginia Voter Hall of
Fame, so we felt now was the time to make membership
available to all voting citizens in our state who
have voted for 50 consecutive years, or more,”
Secretary Ireland said.
Secretary Ireland established the West Virginia
Voter Hall of Fame last year, when members of the
Inaugural Class were nominated by the county clerks
and recognized as being the oldest voter in their
county with a voting history of 50 consecutive
years, or more. “We’ve heard wonderful stories about
election days in the past from these dedicated
voters in the Inaugural Class,” Secretary Ireland
said. “And it has certainly been my pleasure to
recognize and honor them, meet their families, and
celebrate their longstanding personal commitment to
the democratic process of voting.”
“There are many more citizens in this state who
deserve recognition in the West Virginia Voter Hall
of Fame, so going forward, citizens need not be
nominated by their county clerks to be eligible for
induction,” Secretary Ireland explained.
Applicants for the West Virginia Voter Hall of Fame
must be registered to vote in West Virginia and must
have voted at every General Election at which they
were eligible for 50 or more consecutive years. For
further information, and a copy of the
application form, please visit
WVvotes.com or
call the Secretary of State’s Office toll free at
1-866-767-8683.
Important
Notice for Business Organizations
Elimination of Corporation License Tax and Attorney-in-Fact Fee
Filing of Annual Reports and Annual Report Fee with
Sec. of State’s Office
Effective July 2008
On March 5, 2008, the West Virginia
Legislature passed House Bill 4421, amending various
chapters of the West Virginia Code which relate to
the corporation license tax, attorney-in-fact fee
and annual report filings for business entities.
This bill will take effect on July 1, 2008.
The intent of the Bill was to eliminate the corporation license tax imposed on businesses (profit and non-profit) and to transfer duties relating to the filing of annual reports and related fees to the Secretary of State’s Office.
House Bill 4421 repeals the payment of the corporation license tax which is currently paid initially and each year thereafter by corporations. It also replaces the attorney-in-fact fee that was paid by organizations under WV Code §11-12C-13 with a twenty five dollar ($25) annual report fee pursuant to WV Code §59-1-2a(11)(c).
It further requires the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office to conduct all mailings relating to annual report filings by corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies and to collect the annual report fee. (See WV Code §59-1-2a). Organizations that do not file their annual reports by the due date are at risk of being assessed monetary penalties, and/or being administratively dissolved or revoked.
The annual reports were mailed to all corporations and limited partnerships on May 16, 2008 by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office and are required to be filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office by July 1, 2008.
If you have questions concerning the new law, please contact the Business and Licensing Division of the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office at (304) 558-8000.