HB5231

The purpose of this bill is to require counties to utilize separate voting machines from those used for voting in an election, and to require testing of the automatic tabulating equipment prior to its use in an election.

Introduced·2/5/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5231 mandates separate voting machines for training and requires testing of tabulating equipment before elections.

West Virginia HB5231 amends the state's election laws to require counties to use separate voting machines for training purposes only, which cannot be used in actual elections. The bill also mandates that automatic tabulating equipment be tested and certified error-free by the county commission before being used in any election. The testing must be conducted in the presence of political party representatives, candidates, the press, and the public.

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History

Feb 5

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 5

House

To Judiciary

Feb 5

House

Introduced in House