The petition shall be in the following form:
Petition for Local Option Election
We, the undersigned legally qualified voters, resident within the county (municipality) of_______________, do hereby petition that a special election be held within the county (city, town) of __________________ on the at the date of the next regularly scheduled primary or general election upon the following question:
Shall the sale of alcoholic beverages under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner be (permitted) (prohibited) in __________________?
Name Address Date
(Post office or street and number)
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 60. State Control of Alcoholic Liquors
Article 5. Local Option Elections
§60-5-1. Election in County, Magisterial District, or Municipality
§60-5-2. Election Called on Petition of Five Percent of Qualified Voters
§60-5-4. Notice of Election; When Held; Election Officers
§60-5-6. How Election Conducted and Results Certified
§60-5-7. Discontinuance of State Stores and Agencies in Local Option Territory
§60-5-8. When Another Election May Be Held
§60-5-9. Allowing State-Wide Off Premises of Alcoholic Liquors; Exceptions; Procedures