W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 153-18-3 - Preparation

3.1. The governing body constituting the board of canvassers shall schedule the canvass to begin on the fifth day, not counting Sunday, after every election. If the fifth day falls on a Saturday or legal holiday, the canvass shall begin on the next business day.

3.1.a. For a canvass conducted by the county commission, the canvass shall be held at the county courthouse.

3.1.b. For a canvass conducted by a municipal governing body, the canvass shall be held at city hall.

3.2. A quorum of the governing body constituting the board of canvassers, must be present to conduct the canvass.

3.2.a. If a quorum of the governing body, or each governing body, is not present, the meeting will stand adjourned until the next business day.

3.2.b. If the canvass cannot be completed in one day, the board of canvassers may adjourn until the next day, and so on from day to day until the canvass is completed and the results declared.

3.3. The board of canvassers may utilize regular or temporary personnel to assist with the canvass, but all procedures must be conducted under the supervision of a quorum of the board.

3.4. The presiding officer of the governing body shall act as the presiding officer of the board of canvassers.

3.5. The clerk of the county commission for canvasses conducted by the county commission, or the municipal clerk or recorder for canvasses conducted by the municipal governing body, shall assist the board of canvassers.

3.6. The officers having custody of the materials and equipment of the election shall bring it before the board at the proper time, as follows:

3.6.a. When paper ballots were used, the ballot boxes, all packages of voted, unused, spoiled, provisional and challenged ballots, the pollbooks, tally sheets, precinct return certificates, official registration records, and cumulative returns;

3.6.b. For canvasses of electronically tabulated ballot elections, the ballot boxes, all packages of tabulated, spoiled, provisional, challenged and any unused ballots, the pollbooks, official registration records, voting devices, tabulating equipment, and computer printouts of the unofficial tabulation of the ballots for each precinct and any supplementary tabulations such as tally sheets of hand counted ballots with write-in votes prepared on election night; and

W. Va. Code R. § 153-18-3