Unless otherwise provided by charter provision or ordinance, when a vacancy shall occur from any cause in any municipal elective office, the vacancy, until the next succeeding regular municipal election and until the qualification of an elected successor, shall be filled by appointment by the governing body from among the residents of the municipality eligible under this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
§8-5-1. First Election of Officers of a City; Terms of First Officers
§8-5-2. First Election of Officers of a Town or Village; Commissioners of Election
§8-5-3. When First Election of Officers of a Town or Village Held; Notice
§8-5-5. Regular Election of Officers; Establishment of Longer Terms
§8-5-7. Certain Officers; Wards or Election Districts; Residency and Other Requirements
§8-5-10. Vacancies in Elective Offices; How Filled
§8-5-11. Municipal Officers and Employees Generally
§8-5-12. Compensation of Officers and Employees
§8-5-12a. Public Carriage for Officers and Employees
§8-5-13. Integration of Municipal Elections With System of Permanent Registration
§8-5-15a. Special Municipal Elections Not Otherwise Provided For
§8-5-17. Canvassing of Elections; Contested Elections
§8-5-18. Determination as to Sufficiency of a Petition Filed Under This Chapter
§8-5-20. Triennial Audits of Certain Associations and Organizations