HB4164

West Virginia HB4164 mandates manual counting of physical ballots by poll workers at each precinct after elections.

West Virginia HB4164, the Election Integrity and People’s Vote Protection Act, requires poll workers to manually count physical ballots at each precinct after elections. This manual count must be conducted using a printed audit trail from electronic voting machines and reconciled with the electronic vote tally. The manual counting process must occur in the presence of election officials, poll workers, and authorized observers. The Secretary of State is tasked with developing training programs for election officials and poll workers to ensure proper procedures and compliance with state laws.