2005 West Virginia Code - §3-4A-12. — Ballot label arrangement in vote recording devices; sealing of devices; record of identifying numbers.

§3-4A-12. Ballot label arrangement in vote recording devices; sealing of devices; record of identifying numbers.

In counties using electronic voting systems utilizing vote recording devices:
(1) The number of ballot labels printed, where applicable, are to equal one and one-half times the total number of corresponding vote recording devices to be used in the election. All labels are to be delivered to the clerk of the county commission at least thirty-five days prior to the election. The clerk shall immediately examine the ballot labels for accuracy and assure that the appropriate ballot labels are designated for each voting precinct.
(2) The total number of ballot cards printed and the number packaged for each precinct and the requirements for ballot colors and packaging are to conform as nearly as possible to the requirements for paper ballots. Official ballot cards printed and packaged for the various precincts are to be delivered to the clerk of the county commission at least twenty-eight days prior to the election.
(3) The necessary number of ballot cards, ballot labels, sample ballots, and other supplies necessary for absentee voting are to be delivered to the clerk of the county commission at least forty-two days prior to the election. The clerk shall immediately check the ballot labels to assure their accuracy and shall place them in vote recording devices which are clearly designated for the proper district or party, or both, for the purpose of absentee voting.
(4) The clerk of the county commission shall retain the remainder of the ballot labels for each machine for use in an emergency.
(5) The clerk of the county commission shall seal the vote recording devices so as to prevent tampering with ballot labels, and enter in an appropriate book, opposite the number of each precinct, the identifying or distinguishing number of the specific vote recording device or devices to be used in that precinct.