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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Benjamin</p>           CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin must call a special election for governor sometime this year, according to the state Supreme Court.<br /><br />In an opinion issued Tuesday afternoon, the Court ruled that because former Gov. Joe Manchin left office more than a year before his term was to end, Tomblin has to issue a proclamation for a new election. The court said state code states that no one can serve as acting governor for more than one year.<br /><br />The opinion notes that the state Legislature has set up procedures for a new special election, requiring political parties to have nominating conventions for their candidates.<br /><br />Justice Brent Benjamin, who authored the Court's opinion, called the issue \"narrow\" and \"straightforward.\"<br /><br />Justice Robin Davis recused herself from the case. Preston Circuit Judge Lawrance S. Miller Jr. sat in her place.<br /><br />To view the rest of this article, please visit the <em><a href=\"http://wvrecord.com/news/232635-special-gubernatorial-election-later-this-year-supreme-court-rules\" class=\"copy\">West Virginia Record</a></em>."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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