More than 79,000 West Virginia residents have requested absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. Secretary of State Mac Warner said there were more than 1.2 million registered voters as of Tuesday. Absentee ballots started going out Friday to voters who requested them. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 28. To request one, go to www.GoVoteWV.com. Oct. 13 is the last day to register or update registration to vote in the Nov. 3 election.