Just under half the state’s counties have excess levies to support public safety: emergency medical services (EMS), fire, law enforcement, and 911 operations.
Excess levies for these purposes require a simple majority of voters to cast ballots in favor. For school board levies, the requirement is 50%. The maximum term for levies is five years.
County | Funds Expire | Overview Information |
Boone | 2025 | EMS, Fire |
Brooke | 2025 | EMS, Fire, 911 |
Cabell | 2025 | EMS, Fire |
Calhoun | 2024 | EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement |
Fayette | 2026 | Fire, Law Enforcement |
Gilmer | 2025 | EMS, Fire |
Hampshire | 2027 | Fire |
Harrison | 2027 | EMS, 911 Operations |
Jackson | 2025 | EMS |
Kanawha | 2024 | EMS, Emergency Services |
Lincoln | 2026 | EMS, Fire |
Logan | 2025 | EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement |
Marion | 2026 | Fire |
Mason | 2026 | Fire, EMS |
Mineral | 2026 | Fire, Ambulance |
Monongalia | 2025 2027 | Fire EMS |
Monroe | 2024 | Fire |
Preston | 2028 | Fire |
Raleigh | 2025 | Fire |
Ritchie | 2026 | EMS |
Roane | 2025 | EMS, Fire |
Taylor | 2024 2028 | EMS Fire |
Tyler | 2026 | EMS, Fire |
Wayne | 2025 | Fire |
Wetzel | 2027 | EMS, Fire |