2005 West Virginia Code - §3-4-7. — Approval of voting machines by state election commission; compensation of experts examining machines.

§3-4-7. Approval of voting machines by state election commission; compensation of experts examining machines.

Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting machine may apply to the state election commission to the end that such machine may be examined and a report be made on its accuracy, efficiency, capacity, and safety. The state election commission shall appoint two mechanical experts who are not members of the same political party to examine the machine and make full report thereon to the commission. They shall state in the report whether or not the machine so examined complies with the requirements of this article and can be safely used by voters at elections under the conditions prescribed in this article. If the report be in the affirmative upon said question, the machine may be approved by the commission and, if approved by the commission, the machine of its make and design may be adopted for use at elections as herein provided. Any form of voting machine not so approved shall not be used at any election. Each of the two mechanical experts appointed by the commission shall be entitled to two hundred dollars for his compensation and expenses in making such examination and report, and such compensation shall be paid by the person or corporation applying for such examination, which sum shall be paid in advance of making the examination and which sum shall be the sole compensation to be received by any such expert for his work hereunder.