ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County board of elections reviewed provisional ballots from the special election held Aug. 8 and finalized the candidate list for the Nov. 7 general election on Wednesday.

Deputy Director Kamron Chervenak said 78 provisional ballots were deemed valid and 35 were invalid and not accepted.

“That’s for various reasons. They weren’t providing ID or they had moved, that type of event. If someone doesn’t provide ID on Election Day they have four days to come in after the election and then provide it here in our office. That was why some were deemed invalid,” Chervenak said.

She added that if voters have moved and are registered in a different county, the board checks to make certain they did not vote in the other county.

She said the final certification will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, with board staff counting ballots. Chervenak said the actual certification will take place at 4 p.m., and that the regular board meeting. will be held at that time.

The board also approved candidates for the nonpartisan races on November’s ballot.

“There were 11 candidates that were not certified due to various errors on their petition, whether it was not completing the circulator statement, things such as not having enough sufficient ballot signatures on their petitions. There were a few candidates that were not registered at the address that they filed their petition,” Chervenak said.

“For these races, people can file to be a write-in candidate up until Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. The people that were deemed invalid cannot file to be a write-in for this November election,” she said, adding that the candidates deemed invalid can file with the board for reconsideration.

For the city of St. Clairsville, Kathryn Thalman, William Brooks and Linda Jordan are in the race for mayor.

A council-at-large seat is also contested, between Mike Smith, Lucien Murzyn and Holly West.

Bethesda: Robert E. Flanagan and Linda Reeves are in the race for mayor.

Brookside: Wendy Anderson, Roger W. Stewart and Sam Zavatsky are running for two village council seats.

Holloway: Joseph Schaeffer and John F. Sheppard are in the running for mayor.

Powhatan Point: Jeffrey C. Haught and Christopher Heslop are running for mayor. Meanwhile, Joe Asturi, Michael E. Beaver and Christopher Allen Bryan are running for two council seats.

Flushing Township: Bryan L. Clark and Thomas Robert Spano are running for trustee.

Goshen Township: Derek Cain, Dylan D. Crall and Doug Kemp are running for township fiscal officer.

Kirkwood Township: C. Timothy Lara, Alexander P. Schafer and Richard L. Wells are running for township trustee.

Mead Township: Jason David Albright and Ed Good are running for township trustee while David L. Albright and Kathy Hammond are running for fiscal officer.

Pultney Township: Marla L. Krupnik and Jeffrey Schultz are running for township fiscal officer.

Smith Township: Stephen R. Baker and David Heath Sr. are running for township trustee.

Somerset Township: Jeffrey A. Miller, Greg Spano and Justin Winland are running for township trustee.

Union Township: Shane M. Kildow and Henry Stewart are running for township trustee.

Wheeling Township: Michael R. Androsko and Jeff Azallion are running for township trustee.

Barnesville Exempted Village School District: Andrew Daugherty, Ed Eberhart and Dennis Huntsman are contesting for two seats on the school board.

Bellaire Local School District: Charles Jason Ayers, Mike Dossie, Bill Marinelli and Mike Wallace are running for two open board of education seats.

Bridgeport Exempted Village School District: Ryan A. Kreiter, Jerry E. Moore and Kori Rosnick are running for two open seats on the board of education.

Martins Ferry City School District: Allen H. Marangoni, Charles Probst, Jeremy Shrodes, Nick Stankovich and Bill Suto are contending for two seats on the board of education.

Shadyside Local School District: Nathan Butts, Willard Davis, Dominic DeFelice and Donna Kroll Joseph are in the running for three open seats on the board of education.

St. Clairsville-Richland City School District: Michael A. Fador, Floyd Marody, David Stack and Francis W. Zanders are running for two available seats on the school board.