2005 West Virginia Code - §3-4-17. — Disrepair of machines in use; reserve machines; counting.

§3-4-17. Disrepair of machines in use; reserve machines; counting.
If, during the conduct of an election, a machine becomes in a state of disrepair so that it cannot be operated in a manner that will comply with the provisions of this article, the election officers shall lock or seal the machine in such manner as to prevent further voting thereon and shall record the numbers shown by the public counter. Then the election officers shall secure from the county clerk a reserve voting machine, which shall be prepared for use, delivered and examined in the same manner as hereinbefore provided, and shall thereafter proceed to conduct the election. When the polls are closed, both the original and reserve voting machines shall be examined and the votes thereon registered shall be counted as provided in section twenty-three of this article and the aggregate number of votes cast on both machines for each candidate and on each question shall be certified as the result of the election in that precinct.