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When did voters select Charleston as the permanent state capital?
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In what month are general elections typically held to determine the winner among candidates of all parties on the ballot?
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In 1958, voters eliminated this office as an elected position, allowing the governor to make an appointment instead.
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Who serves as West Virginia's lieutenant governor?
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How many justices sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia?
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When John Nugent served as state immigration commissioner from 1907 to 1913, who paid his salary?
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Where was the state's original penitentiary (state prison) located?
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Who is the state's chief elections officer?
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The state currently maintains correctional facilities in all of the following places except this one.
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Which commission regulates prices, services, and operations of motor carriers and public utilities?
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