[Gondring]

For ease of reading, Yossarian reformatted it thus:

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Here's a reformatted version, redone in pseudo-code style:

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WEST VIRGINIA CODE
§3-10-3. Vacancies in offices of state officials, United States senators and judges.

Any vacancy
   occurring in the office of
      secretary of state,
      auditor,
      treasurer,
      attorney general,
      commissioner of agriculture,
      United States senator,
      judge of the supreme court of appeals
   or
       in any office
          created or made elective
            to be filled by
               the voters of the entire state,
               judge of a circuit court or
               judge of a family court
is filled by
   the governor of the state by appointment.


If
   the unexpired term of
      a judge of the supreme court of appeals,
      a judge of the circuit court or
      judge of a family court
   is for
      less than two years
or if
   the unexpired term of
      any other office named in this section
   is for a period of
      less than two years and six months,
the appointment to fill the vacancy is for
   the unexpired term.


If
   the unexpired term of
      any office
   is for
      a longer period than above specified,
the appointment is until
   a successor to the office
      has timely filed a certificate of candidacy,
      has been nominated at
         the primary election next following such timely filing
      and
      has thereafter been elected and qualified to fill the unexpired term.


Proclamation of
   any election to fill an unexpired term
is made by
   the governor of the state
and,
   in the case of
      an office to be filled by the voters of the entire state,
   must be
      published prior to the election as a
         Class II-0 legal advertisement
            in compliance with
               the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code
            and
            the publication area for the publication is
               each county of the state.


If
   the election is to fill a vacancy in the office of
      judge of a circuit court
      or
      judge of a family court,
the proclamation must be
   published
      prior to the election as a
         Class II-0 legal advertisement
      in compliance with the provisions of
         article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code
      and
      the publication area for such publication is
         each county in the judicial or family court circuit.

Note: Code updated with legislation passed through the 2009 4th Extraordinary Session

[PapaBear3625]

the appointment is until
   a successor to the office
      has timely filed a certificate of candidacy,
      has been nominated at
         the primary election next following such timely filing
      and
      has thereafter been elected and qualified to fill the unexpired term.

The West Virginia primary was in May, so that's already passed for 2010. The primary for the remainder of Byrd's term would be May 2011, and the special election in Nov 2011.