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When did voters select Charleston as the permanent state capital?
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Between 1872 and 1970, governors were allowed to run for how many consecutive terms in office?
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What event allowed for the creation of West Virginia?
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What is it called when the governor allows a bill to become law without signing it?
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One full term for a member of the House of Delegates lasts how long?
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One full term for a member of the state senate lasts how long?
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In 1947, women prisoners were relocated from the state penitentiary to the West Virginia Prison for Women in what town?
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Who is the state's chief elections officer?
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Who was West Virginia's first state treasurer?
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The state delegates some its governing authority to certain local units of government. What is this referred to?
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