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In what year did the office of auditor become an elected position?
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When did Wheeling become the state capital for the second time?
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Who selects the people who work the election polls?
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When did West Virginia begin allowing early voting before election day?
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Between 1872 and 1970, governors were allowed to run for how many consecutive terms in office?
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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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Jacob Edgar Boyers was the first person to serve in this office.
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What event prompted the Tax Limitation Amendment, lowering taxes on most West Virginians?
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Who was West Virginia's first state treasurer?
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Which governor, a former physician, first prompted West Virginia to provide compensation for workers injured on the job?
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